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Postoperative Artificial Nutrition: Overuse or Misuse?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Cyrille Colin ,
Denise Lanoir ,
Cecile Chambrier ,
Joan Wilkinson ,
Klim McPherson  and
Paul Bouletreau
Cyrille Colin
Affiliation:
University Claude Bernard Lyon I
Denise Lanoir
Affiliation:
University Claude Bernard Lyon I
Cecile Chambrier
Affiliation:
Hôtel-Dieu, Hospices Civils de Lyon
Joan Wilkinson
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Klim McPherson
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Paul Bouletreau
Affiliation:
Hôtel-Dieu, Hospices Civils de Lyon
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The practice of postoperative artificial nutrition (PAN) in elective surgery was covered by a consensus conference in France (December 16,1994). Artificial nutrition was defined as the intake of at least two macronutrients (protein, lipid, and carbohydrate) through an artificial pathway (enteral/parenteral). The guidelines resulting from the conference (2) recommended prescribing artificial nutrition for only malnourished patients, patients with insufficient postoperative nutrient intake lasting 7 or more days, and patients with severe postoperative complications. These were similar to American guidelines produced in 1993 (1).

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Research Notes
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , Spring 1997 , pp. 471 - 472
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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