Efficacy and safety of early oral feeding in postoperative patients with upper gastrointestinal tumor: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Tao Hao, Qian Liu, Xin Lv, Jun Qiu, Haoran Zhang, Haiping Jiang
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early oral feeding (EOF) is an important measure for early recovery of patients with gastrointestinal tumors after surgery, which has emerged as a safe and effective postoperative strategy for improving clinical outcomes. AIM: To determine the safety and efficacy of early oral feeding in postoperative patients with upper gastrointestinal tumor. METHODS: This meta-analysis was analyzed using Review Manager version 5.3 and Stata version 14. All clinical studies that analyzed efficacy and safety of EOF for postoperative patients with upper gastrointestinal tumor were included. RESULTS: < 0.01). There was no significant difference in risk of anastomotic leak and total postoperative complications. CONCLUSION: EOF as compared with TOF was associated with lower risk of pneumonia, shorter hospital length of stay, lower cost of hospitalization, and significantly improved postoperative immune function of patients.