Decreased Length of Stay and Earlier Oral Feeding Associated with Standardized Post-Operative Clinical Care for Total Gastrectomies at a Cancer Center

Decreased Length of Stay and Earlier Oral Feeding Associated with Standardized Post-Operative Clinical Care for Total Gastrectomies at a Cancer Center

Standardizing post-operative care following total gastrectomy was associated with shortened length of stay without diet intolerance, complications, or readmissions. This report reinforces that early oral feeding is safe following total gastrectomy.

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery 2016-06, Vol.160 (3), p.607-612
Hauptverfasser: Selby, Luke V., Rifkin, Marissa B., Yoon, Sam S., Ariyan, Charlotte E., Strong, Vivian E.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Standardizing post-operative care following total gastrectomy was associated with shortened length of stay without diet intolerance, complications, or readmissions. This report reinforces that early oral feeding is safe following total gastrectomy.
ISSN:0039-6060
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DOI:10.1016/j.surg.2016.04.036