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Perioperative Use of Total Parenteral Nutrition: Variations in Guidelines and Practice in Three Norwegian Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Marianne Mjaaland ,
Arthur Revhaug  and
Olav Helge Førde
Marianne Mjaaland
Affiliation:
Tromsø University Hospital
Arthur Revhaug
Affiliation:
Tromsø University Hospital
Olav Helge Førde
Affiliation:
Tromsø University
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Abstract

In a cross-sectional, retrospective study of 604 cases, variations among three Norwegian hospitals in use of perioperative parenteral nutrition (TPN) after gastrointestinal surgery was determined. Postoperative TPN rates were 25%, 34% (p =.05) and 56% (p <.0001). respectively. However, a substantial part of the variation was explained by differences in patient characteristics.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , Fall 1995 , pp. 741 - 749
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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