RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Perioperative nutrition support: Who and how
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 345
OP 351
VO 71
IS 4
A1 Richard M. Salvino
A1 Robert S. Dechicco
A1 Douglas L. Seidner
YR 2004
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/4/345.abstract
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.