Early Oral Feeding Compared With Traditional Postoperative Care in Patients Undergoing Emergency Abdominal Surgery for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer.

ABSTRACT: Introduction Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been widely studied in elective abdominal surgeries with promising outcomes. However, the use of these protocols in emergency abdominal surgeries has not been widely investigated. This study aimed to evaluate ERAS application outcomes via early oral feeding compared to regular postoperative care in patients undergoing perforated duodenal ulcer repairs in emergency abdominal surgeries. Materials and methods We conducted a randomized controlled trial at the Surgical Unit 1 Benazir Bhutto Hospital from August 2018 to December 2019. A total of 42 patients presenting to the emergency department with peritonitis secondary to suspected perforated duodenal ulcer were included in the study. Patients were randomly assigned into two g

SUBMITTER: Masood A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature