Affiliation:
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kayseri Maternity Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey;
2. Emergency Services, Kayseri State Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
Abstract
The objective of this trial was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of early oral feeding after Caesarean delivery performed under general anaesthesia. During a 1-year period, 182 pregnant women undergoing Caesarean section under general anaesthesia were enrolled in a controlled trial of early compared with traditional post-operative oral feeding. Patients were allocated to early feeding of low-residue diets 6 h post-operatively ( n = 95) or traditional dietary management of clear liquids once normal bowel sounds were heard ( n = 87). Demographic data, post-operative and intra-operative complications and gastrointestinal symptoms were evaluated. Age, gravidity, parity, gestational age, surgery length and post-operative incidence of ileus were similar in the early- and traditional-feeding groups. Time to development of bowel sounds, time to initiation of oral intake and hospital stay were significantly shorter in the early-feeding group. Complications including wound infection, blood transfusion and febrile morbidity occurred at a similar rate in each group. Early post-operative feeding in women undergoing Caesarean section is safe and well tolerated.
Subject
Biochemistry (medical),Cell Biology,Biochemistry,General Medicine
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