Figure 2.
Comparison of gastrointestinal hormone levels. A: The preoperative and postoperative day 5 serum gastrin levels in the early oral feeding group and the control group. The postoperative day 5 serum gastrin levels were significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.001); B: The preoperative and postoperative day 5 serum motilin levels in the early oral feeding group and the control group. The postoperative day 5 serum motilin levels were significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.002).
