Prospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2025; 17(4): 102980
Published online Apr 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i4.102980
Table 4 Effect of postoperative gastrointestinal function reconstruction in two groups
Variables
Total (n = 26)
PN group (n = 13)
EN group (n = 13)
Statistic
P value
Time of bowel sound recovery (hour), mean ± SD58.69 ± 15.1165.85 ± 13.1051.54 ± 13.91t = 2.700.013a
Time of first defecation (hour), mean ± SD67.38 ± 15.4576.62 ± 12.0458.15 ± 12.95t = 3.77< 0.001a