Acupuncture effect on digestion in critically illpostoperative oral and hypopharyngeal cancerpatients A protocol for double-blind randomized control trial

Head and neck cancer patients are at a high risk to suffer from malnourishment, a risk that increases in postoperativecondition and with the use of enteral nutrition (EN). Until now patients who are suffering from indigestion in the intensive care unit (ICU)received treatment in the form of prokinetic drugs, drugs that can only partially improve digestionfunctions.

Author(s): Eyal Ben-Arie,

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