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1.1.Background: Bowel anastomoses are common procedures in both elective and emergency general surgery Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the safety, tolerability and outcome of early oral feeding after small bowel anastomosis. 1.2.Methodology: This is a Quasi experimental study conducted at Surgical unit (ward 26) Jinnah postgraduate medical center, Karachi, Pakistan, during the period from March 2014 to November 2016. In the present study we investigated 59 cases, their ages ranging from 17-45 years. 1.3.Results: Out of 35 elective cases, 51.4% were operated for ileoleal and 20% were operated for ileocolic anastomosis. Out of the 24 emergency cases, 75%, 20.8%, and 4.2% were presenting with, Penetrating abdominal trauma, Blunt trauma, and Intestinal obstruction section to internal hernia. 1.4.Conclusion: Early oral feeding is safe and if associated with careful selection and multimodal postoperative care promotes faster convalescence following small bowel surgery. |