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Optimal nutritional support

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2007

Nicholas Woodcock  and
John MacFie
Nicholas Woodcock
Affiliation:
Combined Gastroenterology Unit, Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 6QL, UK
John MacFie*
Affiliation:
Combined Gastroenterology Unit, Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 6QL, UK
*
Corresponding author: Professor John MacFie, fax +44 1723 354031, Johnmacfie@aol.com
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Abstract

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There is ongoing debate about the respective roles of enteral and parenteral nutrition. The present short review suggests that these two feeding modalities are not mutually exclusive and that optimal nutritional support may necessitate the concomitant administration of enteral together with parenteral nutrition.

Keywords

Enteral nutritionParenteral nutritionNutritional supportMalnutrition

Information

Type
Nutrition Society Symposium: Nutrition and metabolism in critical care
Information
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , August 2004 , pp. 451 - 452
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2004

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