title: Peri-operative nutrition.
abstract: Patients are frequently malnourished or are at risk of malnutrition before surgery. Peri-operative nutritional support can improve their outcomes. This review focuses on new developments in peri-operative nutrition, including: patient preparation and pre-operative fasting; the role of nutritional supplementation; the optimal route and timing of nutrient delivery; and the nutritional management of specific groups including critically ill, obese and elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ali Abdelhamid
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.|Intensive Care, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.|Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Deane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000178:diet therapy*; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates