TY - JOUR AU - Ward, Nicola PY - 2003 DA - 2003/12/01 TI - Nutrition support to patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery JO - Nutrition Journal SP - 18 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Nutritional depletion has been demonstrated to be a major determinant of the development of post-operative complications. Gastrointestinal surgery patients are at risk of nutritional depletion from inadequate nutritional intake, surgical stress and the subsequent increase in metabolic rate. SN - 1475-2891 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-2-18 DO - 10.1186/1475-2891-2-18 ID - Ward2003 ER -