Table 6.
Postoperative outcome in the two groups n (%)
| Group | TPN group | EEN/PN group |
| Complication Grade | ||
| No complications | 24 (35.8) | 42 (39.2) |
| I | 33 (49.3) | 38 (35.5)a |
| II | 38 (56.7) | 42 (39.3)a |
| IIIa | 7 (10.4) | 10 (9.3) |
| IIIb | 4 (6.0) | 5 (4.6) |
| IVa | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| IVb | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| V (mortality) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Reoperation | 3 (4.5) | 6 (5.6) |
| Readmission | 2 (3.0) | 3 (2.8) |
| Postoperative hospital stay (d) | 16.8 ± 6.2 | 13.2 ± 4.7a |
Numbers of single types of complications do not add up to the number of patients within the 2 groups, due to the possible occurrence of more types of complications in some patients.
a
P < 0.05 vs total parenteral nutrition (TPN) group. EEN: Early enteral nutrition; PN: Prognostic nutritional.