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To determine if parenteral glutamine dipeptide supplementation given only in the preoperative period in malnourished patients after gastrointestinal surgery would sustain its effects into the first postoperative week, as shown by immune indices.A prospective randomized study on malnourished adult patients for abdominal surgery was done where one group (n = 17) received preoperative glutamine supplementation...
Background Information on experience in bariatric surgery in the Asia-Pacific region is minimal: hence the need for more reports from this area. Methods The procedures of bariatric surgery and outcome as part of a weight management program in a tertiary care private hospital in the Philippines is reported from years 2002 to 2004. 50 patients were included, of which 60% underwent laparoscopic adjustable...
This study compared the computed nutrient requirements of geriatric patients under critical care with their actual intake within the first 3 d after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and determined the percentage of patients who achieved adequate intake. Fifty-eight geriatric patients who were admitted to the ICU from September to December 2002 were prospectively enrolled. Recommended...
To improve hospital health care delivery by identifying malnutrition in all admitted patients and following up those identified to be malnourished and “at risk of developing malnutrition” a hospital nutrition support program based on the JCAHO system was initiated in 1999. Two major problems were encountered: first, the inability to perform a nutrition surveillance process due to failure by the staff...
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