TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimizing nutrition for the surgical patient
T2 - An evidenced based update to dispel five common myths in surgical nutrition care
AU - Hartwell, Jennifer L.
AU - Cotton, Ann
AU - Rozycki, Grace
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Southeastern Surgical Congress. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - Traditional practices in the delivery of nutrition to the surgical patient include reliance on nonspecific laboratory markers to define malnutrition, prolonged periods of nil per os, early and liberal initiation of parenteral nutrition, withholding enteral feedings based on gastric residual volume measurements, and pursuing feeding tube access for most patients unable to take oral nutrition. However, recent studies call into question all of these practices. This review aims to provide evidenced-based support to abandon these myths regarding nutrition delivery and offer practical up-to-date advice for best practices in patient care.
AB - Traditional practices in the delivery of nutrition to the surgical patient include reliance on nonspecific laboratory markers to define malnutrition, prolonged periods of nil per os, early and liberal initiation of parenteral nutrition, withholding enteral feedings based on gastric residual volume measurements, and pursuing feeding tube access for most patients unable to take oral nutrition. However, recent studies call into question all of these practices. This review aims to provide evidenced-based support to abandon these myths regarding nutrition delivery and offer practical up-to-date advice for best practices in patient care.
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U2 - 10.1177/000313481808400627
DO - 10.1177/000313481808400627
M3 - Article
C2 - 29981610
AN - SCOPUS:85049720113
SN - 0003-1348
VL - 84
SP - 831
EP - 835
JO - American Surgeon
JF - American Surgeon
IS - 6
ER -