Optimal timing and route of nutritional support after esophagectomy: A review of the literature

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2019; 25(31): 4427-4436
Published online Aug 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i31.4427

Table 2 Recommended indications for jejunostomy tube placement during esophagectomy

Preoperatively Identified

Dysphagia unrelated to esophageal disease

Elderly

Frailty

High risk for pulmonary complications (i.e., active smoker, preoperative comorbidity)

Preoperative malnutrition

Severe preoperative comorbidity (COPD, renal failure, cirrhosis)

Vocal cord palsy

Intraoperatively Identified

Conversion to open procedure

Intraoperative hemodynamic instability

Questionable esophageal conduit viability

Severe intraoperative complication

Significant operative blood loss

COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Citation: Zheng R, Devin CL, Pucci MJ, Berger AC, Rosato EL, Palazzo F. Optimal timing and route of nutritional support after esophagectomy: A review of the literature. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(31): 4427-4436
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i31/4427.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i31.4427

Zheng R, Devin CL, Pucci MJ, Berger AC, Rosato EL, Palazzo F. Optimal timing and route of nutritional support after esophagectomy: A review of the literature. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(31): 4427-4436 [PMID: 31496622 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i31.4427]

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