Is early feeding after major gastrointestinal surgery a fashion or an advance evidence-based review of literature

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 232-239

  Shrikhande, Shailesh V ^a   Shetty, Guruprasad S ^a   Singh, Kailash ^a   Ingle, Sachin ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Colorectal resections; Early feeding; Enteral nutrition; Esophagectomy; Gastrectomy; Gastrointestinal surgery; Liver transplantation; Pancreatectomy

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRECTOMY BILLROTH II; GASTROENTEROSTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NITROGEN BALANCE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77749252150     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.59892     Document Type: Review

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