Immunonutrition

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.

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.