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Enteral Nutrition in Acute Pancreatitis.

Authors:
  • Karamitsios N
  • Saltzman J R

From: Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655, USA.

Nutrition reviews

  • Publish Date: Jul 1997
  • ISSN: 0029-6643
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue: 7
  • Pages: 279-82
  • Medium: Print
  • Language: English
  • Citation (JAMA): Karamitsios N, Saltzman J R, et al. Enteral Nutrition in Acute Pancreatitis.. Nutr. Rev. Jul 1997;55:279-82

Abstract

A recent prospective and randomized study comparing enteral nutrition with total parenteral nutrition has shown that enteral nutrition may be a cost-effective alternative to total parenteral nutrition in patients with acute pancreatitis.

Mesh Headings (Keywords): Acute Disease, Enteral Nutrition, Humans, Pancreatitis, Parenteral Nutrition, Total, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic


Check for Full Text / PubMed Unique Identifier (PMID): 9279065


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