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Gut Access for Nutritional Provision

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Emergency General Surgery in Geriatrics

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Abstract

Early nutrition in ill patients is shown to improve outcomes. Elderly patients often have slower recovery and may present malnourished. The optimal route of feeding administration is via the GI tract. In this chapter, we will discuss several methods to achieve feeding access, including surgical and endoscopic feeding tubes.

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  1. Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA

    Ryan Malcom

  2. Department of Surgery, The Felicien Steichen Professor and Chairman of Surgery, New York Medical College, School of Medicine and Westchester Medical Center Health, Valhalla, NY, USA

    Rifat Latifi

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  1. Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, School of Medicine and Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA

    Rifat Latifi

  2. Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy

    Fausto Catena

  3. General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

    Federico Coccolini

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Malcom, R., Latifi, R. (2021). Gut Access for Nutritional Provision. In: Latifi, R., Catena, F., Coccolini, F. (eds) Emergency General Surgery in Geriatrics . Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62215-2_8

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