| Literature DB >> 27492377 |
A Weimann1, I Gockel2, A H Hölscher3, H-J Meyer4.
Abstract
Esophagectomy is considered to be a high risk procedure regarding postoperative morbidity and mortality. Therefore, in Germany, these operations are limited to hospitals fulfilling a minimum quantity. This systematic review focuses on risk and complication management regarding the impact of perioperative nutritional therapy, including the recent S3-guideline recommendations and comments of the German Working Group of Medical Societies (AWMF) which were established with contributions from the authors.Entities:
Keywords: Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy; Nutritional status; Perioperative nutritional therapy; Risk management
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27492377 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-016-0256-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chirurg ISSN: 0009-4722 Impact factor: 0.955