ABSTRACT

The chapters in this book vary from methods of assessing and monitoring nutritional status to those of the use of intravenous and enternal nutritional support. Practical chapters define laparoscopic placement of feeding tubes as well as the use of a variety of nutritional substrates, which can be administered in different clinical scenarios. The di

chapter 2|35 pages

Current Nutrient Substrates

chapter 15|31 pages

Intestinal Adaptation: New Insights

chapter 16|11 pages

Intestinal Regeneration and Nutrition

chapter 20|14 pages

Nutrition Support of Acute Pancreatitis

chapter 26|23 pages

Nutritional Support for the Burned Patient

chapter 30|16 pages

The Treatment of Obesity