Prospective, Randomized Trial on the Effect of Cyclic Versus Continuous Enteral Nutrition on Postoperative Gastric Function After Pylorus-Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy

Abstract

Cyclic enteral feeding after PPPD is associated with a shorter period of enteral nutrition, a faster return to a normal diet, and a shorter hospital stay. Continuously high CCK levels could be a cause of prolonged time until normal diet is tolerated in patients on continuous enteral nutrition. Cyclic enteral nutrition is therefore the feeding regimen of choice in patients after PPPD.