Early feeding after elective open colorectal resections: A prospective randomized trial

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-128

  Stewart, B T ^a   Woods, R J ^a,b   Collopy, B T ^a   Fink, R J ^a   Mackay, J R ^a   Keck, J O ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal; Feeding; Ileus; Nutrition; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0031749919     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04721.x     Document Type: Article

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