Is Early Enteral Nutrition Better for Postoperative Course in Esophageal Cancer Patients?

We retrospectively examined esophageal cancer patients who received enteral nutrition (EN) to clarify the validity of early EN compared with delayed EN. A total of 103 patients who underwent transthoracic esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer were entered. Patients wer...

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Main Authors: Toshifumi Wakai, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Kaoru Sakamoto, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Takashi Ishikawa, Yu Koyama, Kazuaki Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/5/9/3461