Table 2.

Postoperative diet at 7, 14, 21, and 30 days from the intervention. I phase group versus II phase group.

		I phase (N = 9)	II phase (N = 19)	P value
Day 7 [N (%)]	Normal	0 (0)	0 (0)	<0.001
	Soft food/semiliquid	8 (88.9)	0 (0)
	Liquid diet	1 (11.1)	19 (100)
Day 14 [N (%)]	Normal	2 (22.2)	0 (0)	<0.001
	Soft food/semiliquid	7 (77.8)	0 (0)
	Liquid diet	0 (0)	19 (100)
Day 21 [N (%)]	Normal	9 (100)	0 (0)	<0.001
	Soft food/semiliquid	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Liquid diet	0 (0)	19 (100)
Day 30 [N (%)]	Normal	9 (100)	0 (0)	<0.001
	Soft food/semiliquid	0 (0)	0 (0)
	Liquid diet	0 (0)	19 (100)