Background: Colostomy is an artificial opening made in the large gut to divert faeces and flatus to the exterior OBJECTIVE: To compare the frequency of anastomotic leak in early versus delayed oral feeding after elective colostomy closure. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This randomized controlled study was conducted in Surgical department Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar from June 2012 to June 2014 af...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to assess the tolerance of early oral feeding after total laryngectomy. METHOD A randomized multicenter study was conducted that included 89 individuals subjected to total laryngectomy. The participants were allocated to 2 groups: early (n = 44), early oral feeding; and late (n = 45), late oral feeding. The participants in the early group were assessed...

One of the most common feeding problems of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is difficulty reaching full oral feeding. The use of an individualized, evidence-based approach is strongly recommended to assist preterm infants in transitioning from gavage to full oral feeding. Hence, this study evaluates the effect of a 5-min. prefeeding oral stimulation program on oral f...

Healthy preterm infants, 32 to younger than 34 weeks postconceptional age, (n = 81) were randomly assigned to standard care or semidemand protocols for making the transition from gavage to oral feeding. Experimental infants showed less autonomic arousal (decreased low-frequency [LF] and decreased high-frequency [HF] power) when using a pacifier before feeding compared with control infants. Duri...

BACKGROUND Oral aversion and feeding disorders occur frequently after long-term feeding via a tube. A rapid home-based tube-weaning programme that provides feeding disorder treatment under medical supervision to overcome oral aversion has been developed. AIMS To describe the results of the 4-10-day rapid home-based feeding tube-weaning programme and to determine the prevalence of food aversio...

Introduction Disorders of Feeding and Eating Overview of Feeding and Eating Mechanics Feeding Phases Linking Feeding and Developmental Milestones Defining Feeding and Eating Disorders Disorders of Feeding Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder The Context of Feeding and Eating Caregiver and Infant Interaction The Physical Environment Cultural Context Sensory and Motor Aspects of Feeding Oral Sensory ...

BACKGROUND Aspiration pneumonia is a potentially preventable illness requiring attention to small details of patient care. The type, management, and care of feeding should be carried out properly. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective clinical study of enteral feeding on patients admitted to hospital with aspiration pneumonia. The known enteral nutritional methods, advantages, and disad...

Purpose: To verify the influence of preterm infants’ behavioral states in non-nutritive sucking, nutritive sucking and feeding performance at the moment of oral feeding release. Methods: Thirty-two preterm infants participated in the study. They were hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and presented stable clinical conditions. After medical release for oral feeding, the following asp...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of nonnutritive sucking (NNS) and oral stimulation (OS), either applied alone or in combination, to reduce the transition time from tube feeding to independent oral feeding. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING A 40-bed neonatal ICU in a university hospital in the People's Republic of China. PATIENTS A total of 120 preterm infants were admit...