Postoperative starvation after gastrointestinal surgery. Type of intravenous nutrition given in control groups is not indicated

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. 2002 Feb 23;324(7335):481-2.

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Postoperative starvation after gastrointestinal surgery. Early feeding is beneficial.
Silk DB, Gow NM. Silk DB, et al. BMJ. 2001 Oct 6;323(7316):761-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7316.761. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11588062 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Early enteral feeding versus "nil by mouth" after gastrointestinal surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.
Lewis SJ, Egger M, Sylvester PA, Thomas S. Lewis SJ, et al. BMJ. 2001 Oct 6;323(7316):773-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7316.773. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11588077 Free PMC article.

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