An Analytical Study on Early Enteral Feeding in Abdominal Surgeries

Abstract

BACKGROUND Studies were undertaken to evaluate whether different abdominal surgeries could benefit from early enteral feeding. Early feeding improves the outcomes of patients with trauma and burns, although few studies have examined its use after surgeries. This study compares an early regular diet to conventional postoperative dietary management to determine GI complications after abdominal surgeries. The aim of the study is to analyse and compare early enteral feeding with conventional postoperative dietary management to access complications after abdominal surgeries. MATERIALS AND METHODS Place of study-Department of General Surgery, Chennai Medical College and Research Centre. Period of study-Between January 2015 to February 2017. Totally, 50 patients who had undergone various abdominal surgeries in that 25 cases are subjected to study and remaining 25 were control objects. RESULTS The results of our study the effect of enteral feeding analysed by the main outcome measures like vomiting, wound infection, mortality showed significant betterment to the control group. The length of the hospital stay was relatively less. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence to support the use of enteral feeding in surgical patients and indicate no increased morbidity or mortality. For early enteral nutrition to be effective, it must actually be received and tolerated by the patient.