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Nutritional support in the postoperative period
1Department of Medicine, Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Sciences Center, and Victory Memorial Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA. LRosenkran@aol.com
The Medical Clinics of North America
|September 22, 2001
Abstract:
Nutritional support is used frequently as a treatment modality in the postoperative patient. Indications for nutrition support, patient selection, mode of administration, contents of solutions and complications of therapy are issues that the consulting internist must address. The role of a nutrition support team and optimal communication between the consultant and members of the surgical staff are emphasized.