Surgical Nutrition, an Issue of Surgical Clinics: Volume 106-2

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Jose J. Diaz brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Surgical Nutrition. Top experts cover the vital role that nutrition plays in enhancing surgical outcomes, reducing the risk of complications, and speeding up recovery, with articles on assessment and management of surgical needs before, during, and after surgical procedures.

• Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including innovations in enteral access techniques; pre-operative nutrition support of the elective surgical patient; the sick ICU patient on pressors and optimizing nutrition support; nutrition support in pediatric surgical patients; the burn patient: nutrition support and the hypermetabolic state; and more
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on surgical nutrition, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews