Outcomes of early oral feeding compared to delayed feeding in children after elective distal bowel anastomosis

Background: Conventionally, oral feeds after distal bowel anastomosis surgery (ileostomy/colostomy closure) are delayed until after bowel peristalsis is established. The safety of an early feeding regimen is not established in children. This study compared early feeding regimens with delayed feeding...

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Main Authors: T K Jayakumar, Kirtikumar J Rathod, Bala Eradi, Arvind Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2023;volume=28;issue=5;spage=392;epage=396;aulast=Jayakumar