Álvarez-Sarrado E, Mingol Navarro F, J Rosellón R, Ballester Pla N, Vaqué Urbaneja FJ, Muniesa Gallardo C, López Rubio M, García-Granero Ximénez E. Feeding Jejunostomy after esophagectomy cannot be routinely recommended. Analysis of nutritional benefits and catheter-related complications.
Am J Surg 2018;
217:114-120. [PMID:
30309617 DOI:
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.08.027]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer usually deal with malnourishment which increases postoperative morbimortality. The objective of this paper is to analyze the nutritional benefits of feeding jejunostomy (FJ) for early postoperative enteral nutrition (EN) and directly-related complications.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Retrospective study of 100 patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer between 2008 and 2016.
RESULTS
FJ was placed in 47 patients. 82.98% reached EN requirements in FJ group, with a median EN re-start of 1.9 days and median days to objective requirements of 5 days. 51.06% developed directly-related FJ complication, 91.66% of them mild ones (gastrointestinal or catheter-related). 2 patients (4.25%) required re-intervention. No significant differences were shown in total protein and albumin seric levels during first postoperative week and in anastomotic leak rate between both groups (p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
Feeding jejunostomies are associated with a great number of complications although most are not life-threatening. Since its nutritional benefit is not proven FJ cannot routinely recommended after esophagectomy. However, the optimal pathway for EN reintroduction, including direct oral intake, is still a matter of debate.
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