Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

Introduction The ESPEN guideline presents a multidisciplinary focus on clinical nutrition in
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methodology The guideline is based on extensive …

Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

Cancer cachexia is a metabolic syndrome that can be present even in the absence of weight
loss ('precachexia'). Cachexia is often compounded by pre-existing muscle loss, and is …

Enhanced recovery of patients after surgery (“ERAS”) has become an important focus of
perioperative management. From a metabolic and nutritional point of view, the key aspects …

Disease-related malnutrition is a global public health problem. The consequences of
disease-related malnutrition are numerous, and include shorter survival rates, lower …

Perioperative malnutrition has proven to be challenging to define, diagnose, and treat.
Despite these challenges, it is well known that suboptimal nutritional status is a strong …

In modern surgical practice it is advisable to manage patients within an enhanced recovery
protocol and thereby have them eating normal food within 1–3days. Consequently, there is …

The present guideline is the first of a new series of “practical guidelines” based on more
detailed scientific guidelines produced by ESPEN during the last few years. The guidelines …

Background The optimal nutritional therapy in the field of pancreatic surgery is still debated.
Methods An international panel of recognized pancreatic surgeons and pancreatologists …