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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2026; 18(7): 114573
Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.114573
Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.114573
Concentrated enteral nutrition in colorectal cancer surgery: Recovery K5 signal and research priorities
Riya Karmakar, Hsiang-Chen Wang, Arvind Mukundan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
Riya Karmakar, Arvind Mukundan, School of Engineering and Technology, Sanjivani University, Sanjivani Factory, Kopargaon 423603, Maharashtra, India
Aditya Kandalkar, Department of Information Technology, Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon 423603, Maharashtra, India
Co-first authors: Riya Karmakar and Aditya Kandalkar.
Co-corresponding authors: Hsiang-Chen Wang and Arvind Mukundan.
Author contributions: Karmakar R and Kandalkar A made equal contributions as co-first authors. Mukundan A, Kandalkar A, Karmakar R, and Wang HC contributed to conceptualization, review, and editing; Mukundan A and Wang HC contributed to formal analysis and project administration; Karmakar R and Kandalkar A contributed to investigation and software; Wang HC contributed to supervision; Kandalkar A wrote the original draft. Mukundan A and Wang HC contributed equally to the manuscript as co-corresponding authors. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Corresponding author: Arvind Mukundan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, No. 168 University Road, Min Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan. arvindmukund96@gmail.com
Received: September 23, 2025
Revised: October 10, 2025
Accepted: December 10, 2025
Published online: July 27, 2026
Processing time: 307 Days and 16.5 Hours
Revised: October 10, 2025
Accepted: December 10, 2025
Published online: July 27, 2026
Processing time: 307 Days and 16.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Recovery K5 is a concentrated liquid formulation with a balanced blend of soy and milk proteins, together with collagen peptides. The recovery K5 study demonstrated a non-significant trend in the reduction of surgical site infections, decreasing from 33.3% to 5.9%, P = 0.0695. Economic consequences must be regarded as modeled and dependent on verified therapeutic benefits and local expenses; hence, no actual savings are asserted.