title: Rationale and indications for preoperative feeding of malnourished surgical cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. dottfb@tin.it
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bozzetti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing