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. 2016 Sep 21;8(9):584. doi: 10.3390/nu8090584

Table 6.

Post-operative recovery.

SDFEN EN p
First flatus time (h) 58.93 ± 6.5 63.03 ± 4.8 0.015
Abdominal distension 1 2 -
Pneumonia 1 2 -
Anastomotic fistula 0 1 -
Length of hospital stay (day) 7.4 ± 0.72 7.63 ± 0.61 0.257

SDFEN: soluble dietary fiber enteral nutrition; EN: enteral nutrition.