Background: Patients who are hospitalized for a prolonged period are at risk of developing various complications, includingfeeding intolerance resulting from reduced gastrointestinal motility. Prucalopride is one of the drugs used for thetreatment of constipation, and it exerts its effects by increasing intestinal motility through the activation of the 5-HT4receptor.However, no previous study demonstrated whether prucalopride [...]