title: Management of surgical nutritional complications in developing countries.
abstract: The problem of sufficient nitrogen and caloric supply for surgical patients with pronounced protein catabolism under the working conditions of a surgical department in a developing country is discussed. The  authors report good success with Vivonex in the postoperative nutrition of patients with a small bowel perforation with typhoid fever and of patients with diffuse peritonitis following a perforated appendix. Vivonex proved its usefulness also in the alimentation of patients with tropical myositis and extensive burns.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications; D002056:Burns; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications