Is routine postoperative enteral feeding after oesophagectomy worthwhile?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 709-712

  Wheble, George A C ^a   Benson, Ruth A ^a   Khan, Omar A ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteral; Feeding; Oesophagectomy; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLOID; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAL CAPACITY;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; BENCHMARKING; EATING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JEJUNOSTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869415585     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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