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Conflict of interest: D.N.L. and O.L. are members of the ERAS Group and have received research funding/honoraria/travel bursaries from Nutricia Clinical Care and Fresenius Kabi. O.L. is also the holder of a patent for a preoperative carbohydrate drink, licensed to Nutricia for manufacture. K.K.V. has no conflict of interest to declare.
Funding: K.K.V. was supported by a research fellowship awarded by the Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre NIHR Biomedical Research Unit.