Clinical pathway after gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A case series of laparoscopic gastrectomy and early oral intake with "iEat™"

We investigated the validity of the clinical pathway of early oral intake using a special type of food "iEat™" for patients after laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery.Fifty-two patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer between April 2012 and October 2013 were the participants. We provided postoperative care in accordance with a clinical pathway for laparoscopic gastrectomy that begins oral intake with "iEat™ the day after...