Fine bore jejunostomy feeding following major abdominal surgery: A controlled randomized clinical trial

Autor: J. W. Hollinshead, R J Hartemink, David J. Gillett, Ross C. Smith
Rok vydání: 1985
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Zdroj: British Journal of Surgery. 72:458-461
ISSN: 1365-2168
0007-1323
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800720619
Popis: A randomized controlled prospective clinical trial has been undertaken to examine the efficacy of the technique of early postoperative feeding using a fine bore catheter jejunostomy. Fifty patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal malignancy were randomly allocated into treatment and control groups. A low residue liquidized diet (IsocalR) was administered to the patients in the treatment group. Control patients received routine intravenous therapy. Nutritional parameters (serum albumin, serum transferrin, serum prealbumin, weight, body fat and fat free mass) were measured pre-operatively and on the tenth postoperative day. Postoperative surgical complications were similar in both groups. There were 20 catheter complications and one death directly attributable to the jejunal catheter feeding. Postoperative stay was significantly longer (P
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