NCT01084070

Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care in Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Randomized Clinical Trial of Early Oral Feeding Versus Traditional Postoperative Care in Emergency Abdominal Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 336 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. Cosme Argerich" · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The traditional postoperative care after abdominal surgery included the need of nasogastric tube, fasting until resumed bowel function and progressive reinstitution of oral intake from liquid to solid diet. Recent studies have shown no benefits of this traditional management over early oral feeding. Nevertheless, the researches in emergency surgery are scarce.

Conditions

• Postoperative Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Early oral feeding	Within 6-24 hours after surgery the nasogastric tube will be removed and liquids and soft diet "at will" indicated.
OTHER	Traditional Care	They will have nasogastric tube and restriction of oral intake until the first sign of restoration of intestinal transit (first flatus or stool, whichever comes first). Since then withdrew nasogastric tube and liquid diet starts within 24 hours, then continues with soft diet.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2010-03-10
• Last updated: 2012-06-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Argentina