The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Immune and nutritional effects of early enteral nutrition after major abdominal operations.
To investigate the effect of early postoperative enteral nutrition enriched with arginine, RNA and omega-3 fatty acids on immunological and nutritional variables after elective curative operations for gastric or pancreatic cancer. ⋯ Early enteral feeding was well tolerated. Patients who received the enriched solution recovered both their nutritional and immunological status quicker than those in the other two groups.
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To study the healing of midline laparotomy wounds. ⋯ Suture technique is a major determinant of incisional hernia in continuously sutured midline laparotomies. Simple adjustments in technique can considerably improve late operative results.