Figure 1.

The I-FEED scoring system was created out of the need for a consistent objective GI function. The scoring system attributes based on the clinical presentation of the patients and categorizes patients into normal (0–2), postoperative GI intolerance (3–5), and postoperative GI dysfunction (≥6). GI, gastrointestinal; I-FEED, Intake, Feeling nauseated, Emesis physical Exam, and Duration of symptoms; POGD, postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction; POGI, postoperative gastrointestinal intolerance. Reprinted from Ref. [3].