Early oral feeding after colorectal resection: a randomized controlled study

Abstract

Patients undergoing elective colorectal resection can be managed without postoperative NG catheters, starting oral feeding on the first postoperative day. Albeit, no reduction in postoperative hospital stay or patients' well being could be detected, abolition of postoperative NG intubation with early oral feeding was a safe approach, with only 20% of patients requiring NG decompression because of repeated episodes of vomiting.