title: [Benefit of nutrition in children].
abstract: Surgery is a major cause of stress. Metabolic responses vary according to age but always include an initial catabolism. Postoperative nutrition support is not necessary during the first week except for the neonates. Oral route is the elective one. When parenteral nutrition is needed, specific paediatric nutriments and micronutriments should be preferred.
authors.affiliation: UF anesthésie de l'enfant, pôle d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, CHRU de Lille, Lille, France. bmarciniak@chru-lille.fr <bmarciniak@chru-lille.fr>
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marciniak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative