title: [Europan: the European project for the study of hypocaloric peripheral parenteral nutrition in surgical patients].
abstract: This is the first time that a concerted action in the field of biomedicine proposed by Spain has been accepted by the European Communities. The research project, presented by one of the authors under the name of EUROPAN, proposes the study of hypocaloric peripheral parenteral nutrition in surgical patients. At present the concerted actions committee in biology (COMAC-BIO) of the E.C. is financing an exploratory phase in order to elaborate a prospective protocol by means of a workshop that will take place in Madrid in march 13 and 14. Twenty four European experts and several Spanish observers will take part in the meeting. The exploratory phase will conclude in june 1989, date in which it will be submitted for approval to the Commission of the European Communities and their consultative committees. If the concerted action proposal is finally approved, it will have to be executed during the next three years, ending by january 1992. Legal aspects of the E.C. in which this project is considered, as well as scientific, social and organizational goals and actions to be executed are described in this article.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Culebras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García de Lorenzo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marín León
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D002149:Energy Intake; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Europan: proyecto europeo para estudio de la nutrición parenteral periférica hipocalórica en pacientes quirúrgicos.