Immunonutrition

This practical guideline gives guidance to health care providers involved in the management of cancer patients to offer optimal nutritional care. A total of 43 recommendations are presented with short commentaries for the nutritional and metabolic management of patients with neoplastic diseases. The disease-related recommendations are preceded by general recommendations on the diagnostics of nutritional status in cancer patients.

A systematic review looking at the positive effects of immunonutrition in head and neck cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment in improving or maintaining nutritional status.

This review addresses the critical role of nutrition therapy in perioperative optimisation to improve surgical outcomes. It describes recent evidence for screening and treatment and practical guidance on perioperative nutrition care pathways for patients requiring major surgery.

This guideline aims to cover nutritional aspects of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery(ERAS) concept and the special nutritional needs of patients undergoing major surgery and of those developing severe complications despite best perioperative care. This guideline presents 37 recommendations for clinical practice.

ASPEN Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Adult Critically Ill Patient. This guideline also answers a range of questions in relation to the provision and assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy which healthcare professionals can use in providing care for the adult critically ill patient.

An online resource that outlines meta-analyses data in major elective surgery and health economic information on the use of immunonutrition products such as IMPACT Advanced Recovery perioperatively. This brochure highlights how IMPACT Advanced Recovery can support the nutritional management of patients undergoing major elective surgery at risk of infection through the use of statistics as well as outlining the products key benefits and features.

A summary of clinical research supporting the use of the Impact range of products for patients who have just undergone major surgery. The product also outlines the unique blend of three synergistic immunonutrients that IMPACT Advanced Recovery provides and the roles that they play during the postoperative phase for patients.