Who benefits from nutritional support: What is the evidence?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 353-358

  Stratton, Rebecca J ^a,b   Elia, Marinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Enteral nutrition; Malnutrition; Meta analysis; Nutritional support; Parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

BURN; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RATE; LIVER DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERNUTRITION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBE FEEDING;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247120495     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32801055c0     Document Type: Review

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