Volume : VI, Issue : II, February - 2017
Study on the effects of early enteral nutrition following gastrointestinal surgery
Dr. Binay Kumar, Dr. D. K. Sinha, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Vijay Shukla
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Objective: to study effects of early enteral nutrition following gastrointestinal surgeries
Methods: this is a prospective study of sixty six patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgeries in which 33 patients(group A) , who had early feeding within 48 hrs were compared with other 33 patients(group B) who had delayed feeding after appearance of bowel sounds and passage of flatus.Their demographical statistics were recorded, along with their clinical presentation , preoperative vitals , their post operative vitals, appearance of bowel sounds, passage of flatus and stool, post operative complications and duration of hospitals etc and analysed using biostatistics.
Results: Mean time for appearance of bowel sounds was 44 hours in group A and 70 hours in group B(p<0.05). Mean time for passage of flatus in group A was 55 hours and 90 hours in group B(p<0.05). Mean duration of hospital stay in group A was 7.18 days and 9.45 days in group B (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Early enteral nutrition after gastrointestinal surgeries is well tolerated, helps in early resolution of ileus and shorten hospital stay.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. Binay Kumar, Dr. D.K.Sinha, Dr. Manoj kumar, Dr. Vijay Shukla, Study on the effects of early enteral nutrition following gastrointestinal surgery, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-2 | FEBRUARY-2017
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Dr. Binay Kumar, Dr. D.K.Sinha, Dr. Manoj kumar, Dr. Vijay Shukla, Study on the effects of early enteral nutrition following gastrointestinal surgery, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-2 | FEBRUARY-2017
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