This document discusses nutrition in surgery and provides an overview of key topics including nutritional assessment, requirements, interventions, and complications. Nutritional assessment involves taking a history, physical exam including anthropometric measures, and lab tests to evaluate a patient's nutritional status. Enteral and parenteral nutrition routes are described. Enteral nutrition is preferred when possible as it supports gut health while parenteral nutrition is for cases of total gut failure. Complications of both enteral and parenteral nutrition are outlined. The goal of nutritional intervention is to identify and support patients at risk of malnutrition.
role of nutrition in surgical critical care patientsAditya Yadav
The document discusses key points regarding surgical nutrition including:
- Enteral nutrition is preferred over parenteral nutrition when the GI tract is functional and should be initiated within 18 hours for burns and 24 hours for critically ill patients.
- Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours is associated with better outcomes than delayed feeding.
- Parenteral nutrition carries risks and should only be used when enteral is not possible or sufficient.
- Preoperative fasting from midnight is often unnecessary and clear fluids can be allowed until 2 hours before surgery.
This document discusses nutrition in surgery and provides an overview of key topics including nutritional assessment, requirements, interventions, and complications. Nutritional assessment involves taking a history, physical exam including anthropometric measures, and lab tests to evaluate a patient's nutritional status. Enteral and parenteral nutrition routes are described. Enteral nutrition is preferred when possible as it supports gut health while parenteral nutrition is for cases of total gut failure. Complications of both enteral and parenteral nutrition are outlined. The goal of nutritional intervention is to identify and support patients at risk of malnutrition.
role of nutrition in surgical critical care patientsAditya Yadav
The document discusses key points regarding surgical nutrition including:
- Enteral nutrition is preferred over parenteral nutrition when the GI tract is functional and should be initiated within 18 hours for burns and 24 hours for critically ill patients.
- Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours is associated with better outcomes than delayed feeding.
- Parenteral nutrition carries risks and should only be used when enteral is not possible or sufficient.
- Preoperative fasting from midnight is often unnecessary and clear fluids can be allowed until 2 hours before surgery.