Nutritional supplements and surgical patients.
Surgical team members should be aware of which nutritional supplements may be harmful or helpful to surgical patients. Informed education of patients may prevent bleeding problems, wound-healing problems, prolonged hematomas, and dangerous immune system depletion.
Petry
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Vermont Healing Tools Project, Brattleboro, USA.
D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014815:Vitamins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
D014815:Vitamins