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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Serum Albumin Level in the Management of Postoperative Enteric Fistula for Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients

Chien-Yu Lu Nutrition Support Team and Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Pingtung Hospital, Department of Health, Pingtung, Taiwan
, MD,
Deng-Chyang Wu Department of Internal Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, MD, PhD,
I-Chen Wu Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, MD,
Koung-Shing Chu Department of Anesthesia and Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, MD,
Li-Chu Sun Nutrition Support Team and Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, BS,
Ying-Ling Shih Nutrition Support Team and Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, BS,
Fang-Ming Chen Nutrition Support Team, Department of Surgery, and Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, MD,
Jan-Sing Hsieh Nutrition Support Team, Department of Surgery, and Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, MD, PhD &
Jaw-Yuan Wang Nutrition Support Team, Department of Surgery, and Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
, MD, PhD show all
Pages 25-32 | Received 22 Jan 2007, Accepted 23 Oct 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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