Early postoperative oral feeding impacts positively in patients undergoing colonic resection: results of a pilot study

Background and aims: Early oral feeding after colorectal resections is one of the many factors that contributes to enhance recovery after surgery, mainly impacting on postoperative ileus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of early postoperative oral feeding in patients undergoing elec...

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Main Authors: M. Lobato Dias Consoli, L. Maciel Fonseca, R. Gomes da Silva, M.ª I. Toulson Davisson Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L.
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112010000500019&lng=en&tlng=en