Total parenteral nutrition in surgical patients.
Malnutrition is common in the hospitalized surgical patient. There is a strong association between improved nutritional status and a favorable postoperative recovery, while malnutrition has an adverse effect on surgical outcome (Driscoll & Blackburn, 1990; Souba, 1997). Advances in providing parenteral nutrition have had a positive impact on nutrition care of these patients and will be reviewed in this article.
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Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000451:nursing*