title: [Perioperative nutritional therapy and its relevance for postoperative outcome].
abstract: The clinical effect of perioperative nutrition was analyzed from 28 controlled clinical trials. Preoperative nutritional support is indicated only in patients with high-grade malnutrition and can reduce the postoperative morbidity and mortality in these patients. If the nutritional status is normal preoperatively, artificial nutrition may influence the postoperative outcome negatively. A clinical benefit from postoperative nutritional support has been proven only in patients not able to eat an adequate oral diet within 1 week. In 20% of these case a cardiopulmonary complication was observed during total parenteral nutrition. The infusion of D5W is sufficient in the majority of surgical patients even after major procedures.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik, für Chirurgie, Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thul
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ablassmaier
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate