Postoperative diet advancement: Surgical dogma vs evidence-based medicine

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-125

  Warren, Jeremy ^a   Bhalla, Varun ^a   Cresci, Gail ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

diet therapy; nutrition support; postoperative care; postoperative period

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; COLON MOTILITY; DIET; DIGESTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE DIET ADVANCEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; REVIEW; SOLID; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ABDOMEN; DIET; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79954584831     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533611400231     Document Type: Review

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