Journal article
Perioperative Optimization With Nutritional Supplements in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery for Cancer (PROGRESS): Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Postoperative morbidity following gastrointestinal tract major surgery ranges between 40% and 60%. Malnutrition, poor protein intake, and surgery-related impairment of the immune system and its function have been associated with postoperative infections. Supplemental perioperative nutrition may improve nutrition by increasing protein intake to influence cell-mediated immunity, thereby reducing the rate of postoperative infectious …
Authors
Serrano PE; Parpia S; Nair S; Ruo L; Simunovic M; Levine O; Duceppe E; Rodrigues C
Journal
JMIR Research Protocols, Vol. 7, No. 10,
Publisher
JMIR Publications
DOI
10.2196/10491
ISSN
1929-0748