Benefits of early feeding and early hospital discharge in elderly patients undergoing open colon resection
- 30 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Vol. 197 (5) , 747-752
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1072-7515(03)00794-4
Abstract
Conclusions In elderly patients undergoing elective open colon resection, early feeding results in a short hospital stay and low postoperative morbidity. These results are comparable to those reported for laparoscopy-assisted colectomy.Keywords
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