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https://hdl.handle.net/11055/906| Title: | Peri-operative nutrition | Authors: | Ali Abdelhamid Y Chapman MJ Deane AM |
Keywords: | Aged carbohydrates/administration & dosage fasting humans malnutrition/diet therapy nutritional status/physiology nutritional support/methods perioperative care/methods |
Issue Date: | 2016 | Source: | 71 Suppl 1:9-18 | Abstract: | Patients are frequently malnourished or are at risk of malnutrition before surgery. Peri-operative nutritional support can improve their outcomes. This review focuses on new developments in peri-operative nutrition, including: patient preparation and pre-operative fasting; the role of nutritional supplementation; the optimal route and timing of nutrient delivery; and the nutritional management of specific groups including critically ill, obese and elderly patients. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11055/906 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly and Clinical |
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