Early Oral Feeding Following McKeown Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: An Open-label, Randomized, Controlled, Noninferiority Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to evaluate the impact of early oral feeding (EOF) on postoperative cardiac, respiratory, and gastrointestinal (CRG) complications after McKeown minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

Summary background data

Nil-by-mouth with enteral tube feeding is routinely practiced after esophagectomy.

Methods

Patients were randomly allocated to receive oral feeding on the first postoperative day (EOF group) or late oral feeding (LOF group) 7 days after surgery. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of postoperative CRG complications, and the secondary outcomes included bowel function recovery and short-term quality of life (QOL).

Results

Between February 2014 and October 2015, 280 patients were enrolled in this study. There we

SUBMITTER: Sun HB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5937132 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature