Postoperative Complications After Gastrointestinal Operations Clinical Trial
Official title:
Randomized Clinical Trial: Nasoenteric Catheter or Jejunostomy as a Route For Nutrition After Major Upper Gastrointestinal Operations
Curative treatment of upper gastrointestinal tract neoplasms is complex and associated with high morbidity and mortality. In general, the patients are already malnourished, and early postoperative enteral nutrition is recommended. However, there is no consensus concerning the best enteral access route in these cases.
A prospective randomized trial with patients undergoing esophagectomy, total gastrectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy to asses the outcomes of either jejunostomy placement or catheter placement ;
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective