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- Title
Effect of salt and water balance on recovery of gastrointestinal function after elective colonic resection: a randomised controlled trial.
- Authors
Lobo, Dileep N; Bostock, Kate A; Neal, Keith R; Perkins, Alan C; Rowlands, Brian J; Allison, Simon P
- Abstract
Low concentrations of albumin in serum and long gastric emptying times have been returned to normal in dogs by salt and water restriction, or a high protein intake. We aimed to determine the effect of salt and water balance on recovery of gastrointestinal function after elective colonic resection in human beings.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2002, Vol 359, Issue 9320, p1812
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08711-1