Pediatric Colostomy Reversal: Traditional Care vs. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

reduced fasting, no mechanical bowel prep, early feeding, non-opioid analgesia.

Participants receive standard peri-operative management for colostomy reversal. This includes three days of mechanical bowel preparation with oral laxatives and clear fluids, overnight fasting before surgery, routine nasogastric tube placement, opioid-based postoperative pain control, and a nil-per-mouth regimen for at least three days after surgery before gradually resuming oral intake.