Nutritional support before and After Surgical Operation

Serum immunoglobulins after surgical operation.

We measured immunoglobulins in the sera of 33 patients on days 1, 3, 6, 10, and 17 and three to four weeks after surgical operations (mostly hysterectomy or appendectomy) or (six patients) after spinal injury. In the absence of infection or blood transfusion, IgG usually decreased slightly and transiently after hysterectomy or appendectomy, as did IgA or IgM after hysterectomy. IgD concentratio...

The Cardiac Output and Oxygen Consumption of Nine Surgical Patients before and after Operation.

Nutritional support of the surgical oncology patient.

Malnutrition is a common manifestation of cancer patients and has a significant negative impact on treatment and survival. The metabolic aberrations associated with tumor growth are complex, and nutritional repletion cannot always be accomplished with nutritional support. Ultimate survival depends upon the primary lesion. Oral nutrition should be used whenever patients can eat and are able to t...

Nutritional support of the surgical patient.

Malnutrition, unfortunately, is not uncommon and malnourished patients suffer increased morbidity and mortality from surgery. Identification of protein-calorie deficient patients can be performed rapidly and inexpensively through standard techniques of nutritional assessment. If the gastrointestinal tract is available, safe and economic nutritional support may be provided by mouth or by tube fe...

Medication and nutritional supplement use before and after bariatric surgery.

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Bariatric surgery has been an effective alternative treatment for morbid obesity and has resulted in decreased mortality, better control over comorbidities and reduced use of drugs. The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of bariatric surgery on medication drug and nutritional supplement use. DESIGN AND SETTING: Longitudinal study of before-and-after type,...