A Prospective Randomized Trial of Total Parenteral Nutrition After Major Pancreatic Resection for Malignancy

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Authors

Peter W. T. Pisters · Cancer Support Community

Mitchell C. Posner · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ofelia Quesada · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Moshe Shike · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Abstract

Routine applications of postoperative parenteral nutrition to patients undergoing major pancreatic resection for malignancy cannot be recommended. Further studies are required to determine the reason that infectious complications in these patients are increased.

Topics & Keywords

Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Health in Aging Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 220, Issue 4, pp. 436-444

DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199410000-00003

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