Nutrition
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Early enteral feeding in newborn surgical patients.
We report the results of a multicenter prospective trial of early enteral trophic feeding in a group of 56 neonates who required abdominal surgery for a variety of congenital anomalies. ⋯ Postoperative, early intragastric, small-volume breast milk feeding is well tolerated by newborns. It is a reliable and feasible approach in neonates even in the presence of an intestinal anastomosis after abdominal surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Comparison between handgrip strength, subjective global assessment, and prognostic nutritional index in assessing malnutrition and predicting clinical outcome in cirrhotic outpatients.
This study compared three methods of assessing malnutrition in cirrhotics and correlated nutritional status with clinical outcome. ⋯ There was a high prevalence of malnutrition in cirrhotic outpatients, especially when assessed by HG, which was superior to SGA and PNI in this study. HG was the only technique that predicted a significant incidence of major complications in 1 y in undernourished cirrhotic patients.