title: 'Nil by mouth' post gastrointestinal surgery--is there any evidence?
authors.forename: Akbar N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ashrafi
authors.forename: Rosalynd
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pochin
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005215:Fasting; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*