Conference
Perioperative optimization with nutritional supplements in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery for cancer: A randomized, placebo-controlled feasibility clinical trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Perioperative nutritional supplementation may improve outcomes. Trials have not investigated the role of combination strategy using different types of nutritional supplements.
METHODS: We conducted a single-site randomized pilot trial, among gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing surgery, comparing perioperative nutritional supplements versus placebo (1 placebo to each supplement), to determine feasibility of a larger trial. …
Authors
Serrano PE; Parpia S; Simunovic M; Duceppe E; Pinto-Sanchez MI; Bhandari M; Levine M
Volume
172
Pagination
pp. 670-676
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.surg.2022.04.001
Conference proceedings
Surgery
Issue
2
ISSN
0039-6060