| The Biology and Practice of Current Nutritional Support Contributor(s): Latifi, Rifat (Author), Dudrick, Stanley J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 157059595X ISBN-13: 9781570595950 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Surgery - General - Medical | Nutrition - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 617 |
| Series: Landes Bioscience Medical Handbook (Vademecum) |
| Physical Information: 498 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |