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. 2014 Feb;6(1):53-8.
doi: 10.4021/jocmr1665w. Epub 2013 Dec 13.

Is early enteral nutrition initiated within 24 hours better for the postoperative course in esophageal cancer surgery?

Naoko Manba  1 , Yu Koyama  1 , Shin-Ichi Kosugi  1 , Takashi Ishikawa  1 , Hiroshi Ichikawa  1 , Masahiro Minagawa  1 , Takashi Kobayashi  1 , Toshifumi Wakai  1
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Is early enteral nutrition initiated within 24 hours better for the postoperative course in esophageal cancer surgery?

Naoko Manba et al. J Clin Med Res. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Early enteral nutrition within 24 h after surgery has become a recommended procedure. In the present study, we retrospectively examined whether initiating EN within 24 h after esophagectomy improves the postoperative course.

Methods: Among 103 patients who underwent thoracic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, we enrolled the cases in which EN was initiated within 72 h after surgery. The patients were divided into two groups: EN started within 24 h (Group D1) and EN started at 24 - 72 h (Group D2-3). Clinical factors including days for first fecal passage, dose of postoperative albumin infusion, difference in serum albumin between pre- and postoperation, incidence of postoperative infection, and use of total parenteral nutrition were compared. Statistical analyses were performed by the Mann-Whitney U test and Chi square test, with significance defined as P < 0.05.

Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in clinical factors. While pneumonia was significantly more frequent in Group D1 than in Group D2-3 (P = 0.0308), the frequency of infectious complications was comparable between the groups.

Conclusion: Initiating EN within 24 h showed no advantage for the postoperative course in esophageal cancer, and thus EN should be scheduled within 24 - 72 h, based on the patient condition.

Keywords: Early enteral nutrition; Esophageal cancer; Infectious complication; Pneumonia.

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