Comparison of mean hospital stay between ileostomy reversal patients with and without nasogastric tube placement

Aim: to compare the mean hospital stay between ileostomy reversal patients with nasogastric tube and without nasogastric tube. methods: this randomized controlled trial was carried out in the department of general surgery,d.h.qteaching hospital,dera ghazi khan from january 2015 to august 2015. a total of 60 patients,20 to 50 years of age of both genders undergoing ileostomy reversal were included. results: the mean age of patients in group a was 29.44±8.28years and in group b was 30.12±9.09years. out of 60 patients 41(68.33%) were males and 19(31.67%) were females with male to female ratio of 2.16:1. the mean duration of ileostomy in group a was 3.13±1.43monthsand in group b was 3.45±1.21 days. mean hospital stay in group a (ileostomy reversal without nasogastric tube) was 5.39±2.51 days while in group b (ileostomy reversal with nasogastric tube) was 8.53±3.78 days (p-value<0.0001). conclusion:-this studyconcluded that mean hospital stay is shorter after ileostomy reversal without nasogastric tube placement compared to with nasogastric tube placement.