Early Feeding versus Traditional Feeding in Children with Ileostomy Closure.

Context: Elective intestinal anastomosis is a frequently used surgical procedure in pediatric surgery.

Aims: This study aimed to compare postoperative complications and hospital stay in children who underwent ileostomy closure with early feeding in the 1 24 h versus those in whom the oral route was initiated traditionally.

Settings And Design: Observational, comparative, cross-sectional, ambispective, and single-center study that included pediatric patients who had undergone ileostomy closure from January 2017 to August 2019.