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Abstract:Objective To observe the influence of early postoperative feeding in the healing of  intestinal anastomosis in rabbits,and to clarify preliminarily the relationships between early postoperative feeding   after gastrointestinal surgery and gastrointestinal anastomotic fistula formation and healing time in rabbits. Methods 48 rabbits were randomly divided into experimental group and control group,then they were treated with gastrointestinal anastomosis.The rabbits in experimental group were fed with liquid diet 24 h after operation,and the rabbits in control group were fed nothing after operation and supplied by total parenteral nutrition.Two rabbits of each group were selected for exploratory laparotomy on the 3rd,5th,7th,10th and 15th day after operation,and the healing rate of  anastomosis,the anastomotic bursting pressure,the anastomotic breaking strength,and the hychoxyproline level of anastomosis were observed.Results The healing rate of anastomosis in control group was 91.6%(22/24),and the healing rate of anastomosis in experimental group was 95.8%(23/24),there was no significant difference between two groups(P>0.05).The anastomotic bursting pressures of the rabbits in two groups were decreased remarkably at the 72nd hour  after operation,which was the lowest point,and they were increased remarkably on the 5th day after operation,but the anastomic bursting pressure in experimental group was a little lower than that in control group,and it  reached the peak on the 7th day after operation in control group.On the 10th day after operation,the anastomic bursting pressure in control group was a little lower than that on the 7th day after operation,but the anastomic bursting pressure in experimental group reached the peak.There were no significant differences of anastomic bursting pressure at different time points between two groups(P>0.05).The anastomotic breaking strength had no significant difference between two groups at the 72nd hour after operation,both of them reached the lowest points,however the anastomtic breaking strengths in two groups were increased remarkably on the 10th day after operation,and reached the peaks.but there were no significant differences of anastomic breaking strength at different time points between two groups(P>0.05).The hychoxyproline level of anastomosis:in experimental group was a little lower than that in control group at the 72tnd hour after operation,and both of them reached the peaks on the 7th day after operation;but there were no significant differences of hychoxyproline levels of anastomosis at different time points between two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion  Early postoperative feeding can not cause the increase of anasmotic healing time and the incidence rate of gastrointestinal anastomotic fistula.  

Key words: wound healing; , anastomotic fistula;  , rehabilitation;  , early feeding