Table 3 Postoperative course and gastrointestinal function
From: “Fast track” rehabilitation after gastric cancer resection: experience with 80 consecutive cases
Total (N = 80) | |
|---|---|
Discharge (POD) | 5.3 ± 2.2 |
Intravenous fluids (POD) | 3.6 ± 0.9 |
Readmission rate (30 days) | 3 (3.8%) |
Wound dehiscence | 1 (1.3%) |
Wound seroma | 1 (1.3%) |
Bowel obstruction | 1 (1.3%) |
Time to first flatus (POD) | 2.8 ± 0.5 |
Complete oral intake (POD) | 4.3 ± 2.4 |
PONV | 2(2.5%) |
Insertion of nasogastric tube | 1(1.3%) |