Early oral feeding following total laryngectomy
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Objectives: To determine whether, in a developing world context, early oral feeding after laryngectomy is safe, cost-effective and appropriate. Study design: A prospective study of early oral feeding after laryngectomy, compared with retrospective, historical delayed feeding controls. Method: Forty patients underwent total laryngectomy for advanced carcinoma of the larynx with or without hypopharyngeal involvement, not requiring tongue base resection or myocutaneous flaps, and were commenced on oral feeding on the second post-operative day. Thirty-nine laryngectomy patients previously managed in the same unit who had received conventional, delayed oral feeding served as
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The effect of early oral feeding compared to standard oral feeding following total laryngectomy: a systematic review.
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