Preoperative Immunonutrition Suppresses Endotoxemia During Major Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Giger, U.; Büchler, M.W.; Farhadi, J.; Berger, D.; Schneider, H.; Krähenbühl, L. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2004 · Heft 2 · S. 1 bis 1
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Aim: To compare immuno enriched formula with a standard feeding regiment regarding perioperative immune response and clinical outcome. Patients and Material: 46 (31 male; 15 female) with upper gastro-intestinal cancer (pancreas, stomach) were randomized into three groups. Group I (14) received for 5 days preoperative and seven days postoperative Impact®. Group II (17) two days preoperative and seven days postoperative Impact plus ®. Control Group III (15) received only postoperative Impact® for seven days. The rate of postoperative infections, ICU stay and hospital stay were recorded. Results: The lowest infecti…
