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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2011; 17(15): 2007-2012
Published online Apr 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i15.2007
Impact of disease severity on gastric residual volume in critical patients
Chien-Wei Hsu, Shu-Fen Sun, David Lin Lee, Shoa-Lin Lin, Kam-Fai Wong, Hsiu-Hua Huang, Hung-Ju Li
Chien-Wei Hsu, Shu-Fen Sun, David Lin Lee, Shoa-Lin Lin, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Chien-Wei Hsu, David Lin Lee, Shoa-Lin Lin, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan, China
Shu-Fen Sun, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan, China
Kam-Fai Wong, Hung-Ju Li, Institute of Statistics, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan, China
Hsiu-Hua Huang, Department of Nutrition, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Hsu CW, Lin SL and Lee DL designed the research; Sun SF and Huang HH performed the research; Wong KF and Li HJ contributed analytic tools; Hsu CW and Wong KF analyzed the data; Hsu CW wrote the paper.
Supported by Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Grant No. VGHKS 94-082
Correspondence to: Chien-Wei Hsu, MD, Assistant Professor, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Ta-Chuing first Road, Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan, China. cwhsu2003@yahoo.com
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Received: September 10, 2010
Revised: December 14, 2010
Accepted: December 21, 2010
Published online: April 21, 2011
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