[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.
Mariette
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Service de chirurgie digestive et générale Hôpital C. Huriez, CHRU Lille. c-mariette@chru-lille.fr
D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D044623:Nutrition Therapy; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care