[Practical considerations in prescribing immunonutrition].
Optimizing the perioperative (pre- and postoperative) management of patients undergoing surgery is a key step in improving the results of surgery. Immunonutrition, a nutritional therapy aiming to reinforce the immune system's defenses, has a demonstrated impact on the reduction of infectious complications and the length of the hospital stay in patients with and without a degraded nutritional state after surgery for digestive cancer. In a question-and-answer format, we discuss the practical aspects of prescribing immunonutrition to provide assistance in this area and thus optimize the application of the guidelines and patient management.
Service de chirurgie digestive et générale Hôpital C. Huriez, CHRU Lille. c-mariette@chru-lille.fr
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D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D044623:Nutrition Therapy; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care