Overview

The Impact of the Type and Route of Nutritional Support on Infectious Complications After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-11-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The study was designed to test the hypothesis that immunonutrition and enteral nutrition would reduce the incidence of infectious complications in a population of malnourished patients following elective upper GI surgery
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Jagiellonian University
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- age between 18 and 80 years,

- Karnofsky performance status score of 80 or more,

- adequate organ function measured by routine blood tests

Exclusion Criteria:

- patients <18 or > 80

- Karnofsky performance < 50