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NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 586-592Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1177/0884533612455203
Keywords
medical oncology; nutrition assessment; nutritional support; enteral nutrition; parenteral nutrition; blood glucose
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Malnutrition and weight loss negatively affect outcomes in surgical cancer patients. Decades of research have sought to identify the most appropriate use of nutrition support in these patients. National and international guidelines help to direct clinicians' use of nutrition support in surgical patients, but a number of specific issues concerning the use of nutrition support continue to evolve. This review focuses on 5 key issues related to perioperative nutrition support in cancer patients: (1) Which perioperative cancer patients should receive nutrition support? (2) How can the nutrition status and requirements of these patients be optimally assessed? (3) What is the optimal route of administration (parenteral nutrition vs enteral nutrition) and composition of nutrition support in this setting? (4) When should feedings be initiated? (5) What is the role of glycemic control in these patients? (Nutr Clin Pract. 2012;27:586-592)
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