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Title: A Clinical Study on Benefits of Early Enteral Feeding After Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis

Authors: Dr R.Logesh Kumar, Dr N.Junior Sundresh, Dr D.Gopikrishna,  Dr P.Vigneshwaran, Dr A.P.S.Gurupraveen

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i11.11

Abstract

Background: As per conventional practice, post operatively after resection anastomosis of small and large intestine patients are kept nil oral till bowel sounds appear.  But early enteral feeding is beneficial to patients as per recent studies. In This study we are comparing early enteral feeding vs nil by mouth for cases of intestinal resection and anastomosis

Methods: The comparative study includes sixty cases of intestinal resection and anastomosis, in the post operative wards of Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Chidambram

during Oct 2018  to March 2020, the cases are selected for study by randomized selection from which 30 patients were kept nil by mouth and 30 patients started on  early enteral feeding

Results: in this study the most common surgeries performed ileostomy. The patient started with early enteral feeding found to have statistically lower incidence of surgical site infection, post operative ileus and shorter hospital stay.

Conclusion: In this study The patient started with early enteral feeding found to have statistically lower incidence of surgical site infection, post operative ileus and shorter hospital stay. That concludes early enteral  feeding is beneficial in post operative patients of resection and anastomosis

Keywords: Enteral feeding, lleostomy, Intestines, Paralytic Ileus, Postoperative Pain, Surgical Anastomosis, Wound Infection.

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Corresponding Author

Dr N.Junior Sundresh

Professor, Dept of General Surgery, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, India, 608002