Early Total Parenteral versus Enteral Nutrition to Reduce Postoperative Ileus after Major Rectal Surgery.
- Conditions
- utrition, Rectal Surgery, Ileus, Infection, Length of hospital stay, Amino acids, Glucose, Immune function Voeding, Rectum chirurgie, Ileus, Infectie, Duur van opname, Aminozuren, Glucose, Immuunsysteem
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients who will undergo elective major rectal surgery such as low anterior resection or abdominal perineal resection with or without intra-operative radiotherapy (IORT) for primary or recurrent disease.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients undergoing an emergency rectal operation.
2. Patients undergoing synchronous partial liver or pulmonary resection.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Postoperative Ileus
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Nutritional status<br /><br>- Complications (infection, diarrhea, vomiting, high gastric residuals)<br /><br>- Length of hospital stay<br /><br>- Amino acids profile<br /><br>- Glucose metabolism<br /><br>- Routine blood measurements<br /><br>- Acute Phase Response<br>