Effects of parenteral alimentation on postoperative gastric function.
The effects of parenteral hyperalimentation on postoperative gastric function were studied in eleven patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery. Positive nitrogen balance was achieved in hyperalimented patients. Hyperalimentation was found to augment gastric mucosal regeneration, allowing for more physiologic secretory patterns and the maintenance of the protective gastric mucosal mechanism.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative