Early versus late oral feeding regimens following esophagectomy: a propensity score-matched observational cohort
Early and late oral feeding showed similar survival rates, but late oral feeding was associated with fewer severe complications, lower anastomotic leakage, and shorter hospital stay. Therefore, despite no survival difference, late oral feeding with jejunal feeding may lead to better postoperative outcomes.
Authors
- Cezanne D. Kooij
- R. B. den Boer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-3827)
- Lucas Goense (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5824-8736)
- Jelle P. Ruurda
- B. Feike Kingma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-4584)
- Richard van Hillegersberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7134-261X)
- Elles Steenhagen
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diseases of the Esophagus
- Published
- 2025-08-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/dote/doaf068
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01