Patient-Controlled Nutrition After Abdominal Surgery: Novel Concept Contrary to Surgical Dogma

Purpose According to surgical dogma, patients who are recovering from general anesthesia after abdominal surgery should begin with a clear liquid diet, progress to a full liquid diet and then to a soft diet before taking regular meals. We propose patient-controlled nutrition (PCN), which is a novel...

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Main Authors: Hyung Ook Kim, Mingoo Kang, Sung Ryol Lee, Kyung Uk Jung, Hungdai Kim, Ho-Kyung Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Coloproctology 2018-10-01
Series:Annals of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2018-05-29.pdf