Peri-operative parenteral nutrition is an area of particular controversy as many studies have
produced conflicting results, some suggesting that its use may be harmful. 6 This may reflect …

Since the discovery of intravenous nutrition by Dudrick et al 1 about 35 years ago, the ability
to support life by artificial nutrition has developed considerably. In tandem with an increased …

The indications for providing nutrients by the enteral or intravenous route (nutritional
support) are not well defined, and the efficacy of nutritional support in many circumstances is …

Malnutrition is common in hospitalised patients. It often develops insidiously and its
diagnosis is frequently delayed or missed. A multidisciplinary nutrition support team can …

Malnutrition is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and is common in patients
admitted to hospital. Nutritional status is not routinely assessed on admission, and nutritional …

Patients in hospital are admitted because they are seriously sick. Sickness in itself reduces
appetite, the ability to digest and absorb food and influences the metabolic utilization of food …

The nutrition of patients in hospital has only recently become of much interest to the doctors
looking after them. As is often the case with subjects newly recognised as important, en …

The belief that hospitalized patients will benefit from parenteral nutritional support is based
on a body of indirect evidence. Malnutrition is common among hospitalized patients …

Twenty five years after Dudrick pioneered total parenteral nutrition'sceptics have begun to
question its efficacy. In that time few good studies have shown that total parenteral nutrition …

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