Malnutrition is an important predictor of long-term survival in older patients undergoing the Whipple procedure for benign pancreatic diseases
The American College of Surgeons NSQIP and American Geriatric Society Best Practice Guidelines criteria for preoperative severe nutritional risk is a useful tool that allows surgeons to better select…
December 10, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, nsqip, practice, practice-guidelines, seniors / aging, severe-nutritional, society, society-best, surgeons, useful-tool
New data show value of oral nutritional supplements given in preoperative setting
Abbott has announced a new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, that demonstrated preoperative standard oral nutritional supplements (ONS) provide similar benefits…
August 22, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: journal, new-study, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, ons, provide-similar, standard-oral, surgeons
