Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5871960 | Clinical Nutrition | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Hypocaloric parenteral nutrition may reduce infectious complications and the length of hospitalization in post-operative patients. However, this conclusion is tentative due to patient type and sample size. Furthermore, in terms of hypocaloric PN, the actual energy amount still varies a great deal (from 15Â kcal/kg/d to 20Â kcal/kg/d). This suggests that further research, including larger randomized clinical trials is required.
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Authors
Hua Jiang, Ming-Wei Sun, Brook Hefright, Wei Chen, Charles Damien Lu, Jun Zeng,