Perioperative immunonutrition in patients undergoing liver transplantation: A randomized double-blind trial

Hepatology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 639-647

  Plank, Lindsay D ^a   Mathur, Sachin ^a   Gane, Edward J ^b   Peng, Sze Lin ^a   Gillanders, Lyn K ^c   Mcilroy, Kerry ^c   Chavez, Carolina Paras ^d   Calder, Philip C ^d   Mccall, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNONUTRITION; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ARGININE; FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARGININE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921460696     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27433     Document Type: Article

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