Menzel T, Herold G, Stephan B
Infusionsther Klin Ernahr. 1979 Oct;6(5):290-2.
In 24 patients who had undergone cholecystectomy or abdominal hysterectomy the serum levels of prealbumin, transferrin, retinol-binding protein and immunoglobulin G were determined up to the 5th day after operation. Intra- and immediately postoperatively the patients received only isotonic infusion, beginning on the 3rd day after operation, they were fed increasingly orally. The observed serum levels decreased postoperatively.
