The authors present a modern review on the early oral intake after cesarean section and gynecological operations and their own experience with 130 cesarean and 100 gynecological operated women. This is for the first time on our (Bulgarian) practice. Early oral intake was well tolerated by the patients, there were no more postoperative complications associated with the new method of postoperative care. The authors recommended this approach for the clinical practice.
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Clin Nutr ESPEN
January 2025
Service d'orl et chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58 rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Unité de Nutrition Humaine (UNH), Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, CRNH Auvergne, 58 rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address:
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Division of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology, Munich University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Munich University (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität), Germany.
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Diab Vasc Dis Res
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Clinica Medica 3, Department of Medicine-DIMED, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy.
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