Gastrointestinal Surgical Patients' Outcomes Influenced by Nutrition

AORN Journal,  Jan, 2000  by Karla Ernst Reiland

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(11.) Baigre, Devitt, Watkin, "Enteral versus parenteral nutrition after esophagogastric surgery: A prospective randomized comparison," 668-670.

(12.) Reynolds, "Does the route of feeding modify gut barrier function and clinical outcome in patients after major upper gastrointestinal surgery?" 196-201.

(13.) Baigre, Devitt, Watkin, "Enteral versus parenteral nutrition after esophagogastric surgery: A prospective randomized comparison," 668-670.

(14.) Carr et al, "Randomised trial of safety and efficacy of immediate postoperative enteral feeding in patients undergoing gastrointestinal resection," 869-871.

(15.) P Charney, R Martindale, "Early postoperative enteral nutrition: Feasibility and recommendations," Essential News for Dietitians From Sandoz Nutrition 13 (1994) 1-8.

(16.) Ibid.

(17.) J Williamson, "Physiologic stress: Trauma, sepsis, bums and surgery," in Krause's Food, Nutrition, & Diet Therapy, eighth ed, L K Mahan, M T Arlin, eds (Philadelphia: W B Saunders Co, 1992) 491-503.

(18.) The Veterans Affairs Total Parenteral Nutrition Cooperative Study Group, "Perioperative total parenteral nutrition in surgical patients," 525-532.

(19.) Baigre, Devitt, Watkin, "Enteral versus parenteral nutrition after esophagogastric surgery: A prospective randomized comparison," 668-670.

Karla Ernst Reiland, RN, MSN, CRNP, is a surgical acute care nurse practitioner at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. She also is a preadmission testing nurse practitioner and emergency nurse at Pennsylvania Hospital.

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