PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Richard M. Salvino
AU  - Robert S. Dechicco
AU  - Douglas L. Seidner
TI  - Perioperative nutrition support: Who and how
DP  - 2004 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 345--351
VI  - 71
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/4/345.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/4/345.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Apr 01; 71
AB  - Perioperative nutrition support can reduce postoperative complications in some malnourished patients, but there are risks, such as a greater risk of infection. The decision to use nutrition support—either total parenteral nutrition or enteral feedings—before and after surgery depends on how severely the patient is malnourished, the type of surgical procedure, and whether the surgery is elective.