Esophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:The control group received the conventional perioperative treatment and rehabilitation nursing methods for esophageal cancer:
Preoperatively: All patients were given a clear liquid diet
if well-tolerated, other liquids were provided until the first flatus. After the first flatus, a semi-liquid diet was started. Patients continued on a semi-liquid diet until de
Sponsors
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who underwent esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for the treatment of esophageal malignant tumors; patients aged between 18 and 80 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with loose teeth, chronic constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, or a history of previous intestinal surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy; patients with an operation time exceeding 5 hours or an intensive care unit (ICU) stay exceeding 24 hours after surgery. The surgery and ICU time limits included in this study are set at 5 hours and 24 hours, respectively. This is because the research team, after a retrospective review of all patients who underwent esophagectomy in the hospital, found that most patients with an operation time exceeding 5 hours or an ICU stay exceeding 24 hours had severe intraoperative or postoperative complications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to first flatus and time to first defecation after surgery; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Additional analgesic requirements;Incidence rate of postoperative intestinal obstruction;Incidence rate of anastomotic leakage;Length of hospital stay; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJIan Zhang
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Outcome results
None listed