Comment on “Perioperative Probiotics or Synbiotics in Adults Undergoing Elective Abdominal Surgery

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Xiang-Dong Wu: Contributed substantially to conception and design; drafted the article; gave final approval of the version to be published; agreed to act as guarantor of the work.

Di Wu: Contributed substantially to draft the article; gave final approval of the version to be published; agreed to act as guarantor of the work.

Yong Liu: Contributed substantially to conception and design; revised it critically for important intellectual content; gave final approval of the version to be published; agreed to act as guarantor of the work.

Wei Huang: Contributed substantially to draft the article; revised it critically for important intellectual content; gave final approval of the version to be published; agreed to act as guarantor of the work.

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This letter was based on previous published studies; thus, no ethical approval or patient consent is required.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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