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Original Article
Volume 6, Number 1, February 2014, pages 53-58
Is Early Enteral Nutrition Initiated Within 24 Hours Better for the Postoperative Course in Esophageal Cancer Surgery?/b>
Tables
| Total | D1 (n = 15) | D2-3 (n = 27) | P value (Mann-Whitney test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPN: total parenteral nutrition. | ||||
| Age (years) | 61.5 ± 6.6 | 60.5 ± 6.3 | 62.1 ± 6.8 | 0.5373 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.8 ± 3.1 | 20.9 ± 2.4 | 22.4 ± 3.4 | 0.1246 |
| Body weight (kg) | 57.7 ± 9.8 | 55.1 ± 9.5 | 59.1 ± 9.9 | 0.1488 |
| Albumin (mg/dL) | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 0.6600 |
| Operative time (min) | 470 ± 83 | 475 ± 83 | 467 ± 85 | 0.9060 |
| Blood loss (mL) | 676 ± 280 | 679 ± 273 | 673 ± 290 | 0.7528 |
| P value (Chi square test) | ||||
| Sex | 0.8950 | |||
| Male | 36 | 13 | 23 | |
| Female | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Stage | 0.1536 | |||
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| I | 15 | 4 | 11 | |
| IIA | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| IIB | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| III | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| IVA | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| IVB | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Preop. chemotherapy | 0.0129 | |||
| No | 22 | 4 | 18 | |
| Yes | 20 | 11 | 9 | |
| Postop. TPN use | 0.2348 | |||
| No | 32 | 13 | 19 | |
| Yes | 10 | 2 | 8 | |
| Total | D1 (n = 15) | D2-3 (n = 27) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postop. complications | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0.8954 |
| Non-infectious | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0.7474 |
| Recurrent nerve palsy | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.9266 |
| Anastomotic dehiscence | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0.9999 |
| Tracheal damage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6657 |
| Aortic rupture | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6657 |
| Infectious | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0.9626 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0308 |
| Wound infection | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.6657 |
| Sepsis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.4749 |
| Mortality | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6657 |
| Total | D1 (n = 15) | D2-3 (n =27) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Δalbumin: difference in serum albumin values between postoperative day 7 and pre-operation; SIRS: systematic inflammatory response syndrome; LOH: length of hospital stay. | ||||
| EN calorie (kcal/kg) | 28.4 ± 8.5 | 26.5 ± 8.1 | 29.4 ± 8.6 | 0.3249 |
| First fecal passage (day) | 6.5 ± 2.3 | 4.8 ± 1.7 | 5.5 ± 1.6 | 0.2535 |
| Albumin infusion (mL) | 83.1 ± 61.7 | 79.3 ± 66.9 | 85.0 ± 59.8 | 0.8031 |
| Δalbumin (mg/dL) | -1.18 ± 0.5 | -1.3 ± 0.6 | -1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.4833 |
| SIRS duration (day) | 4.0 ± 5.1 | 5.8 ± 8.3 | 3.0 ± 2.0 | 0.9525 |
| Respirator duration (day) | 3.7 ± 7.3 | 5.9 ± 11.9 | 2.6 ± 1.6 | 0.5636 |
| LOH (day) | 54.2 ± 52.0 | 68.9 ± 74.0 | 46.0 ± 33.4 | 0.6087 |