SEP 4, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Impact of goal-directed fluid therapy under anesthesia on postoperative gastrointestinal function and nursing workload in gastric cancer surgery
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
A single-centre retrospective cohort comparing GDFT to conventional fluid therapy shows consistent benefits across gastrointestinal recovery and nursing workload endpoints, but retrospective design and lack of randomization limit definitive causal inference.
Reported
Time to first flatus (GDFT)2.3 ± 0.6 days
Time to first flatus (CFT)3.1 ± 0.8 days
Time to first bowel movement (GDF…3.2 ± 0.7 days