Effect of early oral feeding after XXXX surgery: a result of randomized clinical trial.

@entity1 @entity390 @entity391 @entity158 @entity356
BACKGROUND: To date, early oral feeding after gastrectomy for @entity356 has not been accepted universally. Therefore, we performed a randomized clinical trial to determine whether early oral feeding after curative surgery for @entity356 can be tolerated and whether it has an effect on recovery. METHODS: From July 2008 to February 2009, 58 @entity1 were enrolled and 4 were excluded according to set criteria. The @entity1 in the early feeding group began a liquid diet on the second postoperative day, and then were fed a soft diet from the third day until the day they were discharged. The @entity1 in the control group began a liquid diet on the fourth day. The primary endpoint of this study was the duration of postoperative hospitalization. RESULTS: No significant differences were found in the clinico-operative characteristics between the 2 groups. The duration of hospitalization (P = .044) and time until flatus (P = .036) in the early group were decreased significantly. With regard to the rates of morbidity, cost of hospitalization, postoperative symptoms, and @entity158 scales, no significant differences were found. The quality of life scores were decreased significantly at the fatigue (P = .007) and @entity390 and @entity391 (P = .048) immediately after operation in the early feeding group. CONCLUSION: Early oral feeding after @entity356 surgery is feasible and can result in shorter hospitalization and improvements in several aspects of quality of life in the early postoperative period.
