Table 2.

Comparison the nutritional proteins levels between the two groups

	Day 0	P-value	Day 3 after surgery	P-value	Day 7 after surgery	P-value
Total protein
Enteral F†	6.43±0.83	0.36	4.86±0.81	0.18	4.79±0.69	0.17
Parenteral Fǂ	6.67±0.86		5.73±1.04		5.36±0.80
Albumin
Enteral F	4.25±0.60	0.67	3.15±0.56	0.079	2.66±0.46	0.10
Parenteral F	4.33±0.52		3.27±0.65		3.08±0.52
Transferrin
Enteral F	193±74	0.167	104±28	0.057	95±51	0.720
Parenteral F	224±65		130±36		120±33
Prealbumin
Enteral F	15.0±8	0.915	10.6±85	0.065	14.5±12	0.216
Parenteral F	15.3±9		13.2±6.7		19±10

^† Enternal feeding