title: Perioperative use of total parenteral nutrition. Variations in guidelines and practice in three Norwegian hospitals.
abstract: In a cross-sectional, retrospective study of 604 cases, variations among three Norwegian hospitals in use of perioperative parenteral nutrition (TPN) after gastrointestinal surgery was determined. Postoperative TPN rates were 25%, 34% (p = .05) and 56% (p < .0001), respectively. However, a substantial part of the variation was explained by differences in patient characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Tromsø University Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mjaaland
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Revhaug
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Førde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006766:Hospitals, County; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies