177
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2014
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2014
Regular diet within 6hrs postoperative
Patients will be randomized to regular diet within 6 hrs postoperative (Early group) versus remaining nothing per os (NPO, i.e nothing per mouth) for 12hrs, and the diet then advanced as tolerated after 12hrs (Routine Group) as standard postoperative protocol in the investigators' institution.
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
OTHER