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 discovery, implementation and utilization of total parenteral nutritional support have made enormous benefits to patients; saving lives and improving clinical outcome.
By:
Rifat Latifi, Stanley J. Dudrick Imprint: Landes Bioscience Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions:
Height: 127mm,
Width: 203mm,
Spine: 199mm
Weight: 680g ISBN:9781570595950 ISBN 10: 157059595X Pages: 498 Publication Date:01 January 2003 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Rifat Latifi, M.D., Department of Surgery University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Stanley J. Dudrick, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, St. Marys Hospital/Yale Affiliate, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA.