Strategies to improve tolerance to peri-operative enteral feeding
A major surgical procedure results in injury resulting in systemic response resulting in a negative nitrogen balance. The conventional management of a patient in the peri-operative period involves pre- and post-operative fasting, which potentiates the caloric deficit. Early feeding has been shown to...
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| Language: | English |
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Deccan College of Medical Sciences
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=210556 |