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Table 2.

Bowel motility recovery (mean days and standard deviation)

	Group A^a (n = 16)	Group B^a (n = 16)	Group C^a (n = 16)	P
First bowel flatus	4.35±0.93	4.94±1.37	4.71±1.22	NS
Time elapsed to glucose solution	5.43±1.15	6.67±2.71	5.81±1.35	NS
Time elapsed to soft diet	7.21±1.92	10.15±2.17	7.53±1.35	<0.05
NG tube reinsertion (%)	1 (6.25)	9 (56.25)	1 (6.25)	<0.01

Significant difference in days to soft diet (^aP<0.05) between group B and groups A and C. NG tube: nasogastric tube. NS: not significant.