Original Article

Enteral Nutrition Support Reduces the Necessity of Total Parenteral Nutrition to Reach Patient-Specific Caloric Goals Postpancreaticoduodenectomy

Objectives: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is associated with significant rates of postoperative complications. Although there is evidence that enteral nutrition support (ENS) may reduce postoperative sepsis, the true value of ENS in the abrogation of septic complications remains controversial. The aim of our study is to investigate the postoperative outcome of patients…

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Case Report

Association of Pancreatitis with Administration of Contrast Medium and Intravenous Lipid Emulsion in a Patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Computed tomography is widely used to diagnose acute pancreatitis. Iodinated contrast medium lengthens the duration of pancreatitis and may increase the incidence of local or systemic complications. Total parenteral nutrition including IV lipid emulsion plays an important role in the management of patients with pancreatitis. Induction of pancreatitis by IV…

Posted in: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 5 hypertriglyceridemia 2 Lipids 3 pancreatitis 16 total parenteral nutrition 2
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