Immunonutrition and Thoracoabdominal Aorta Aneurysm Repair

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether immunonutrition and pre operative nutrition can reduce lenght of respirator support, lenght of stay in the ICU and incidence of post operative infections

Timeline

Start

2004-09

Primary completion

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Completion

2008-01

Publications

• Background Coselli JS, LeMaire SA, Conklin LD, Koksoy C, Schmittling ZC. Morbidity and mortality after extent II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Apr;73(4):1107-15; discussion 1115-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03370-2.
• Background Tepaske R, Velthuis H, Oudemans-van Straaten HM, Heisterkamp SH, van Deventer SJ, Ince C, Eysman L, Kesecioglu J. Effect of preoperative oral immune-enhancing nutritional supplement on patients at high risk of infection after cardiac surgery: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2001 Sep 1;358(9283):696-701. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05836-6.
• Background Heyland DK, Novak F, Drover JW, Jain M, Su X, Suchner U. Should immunonutrition become routine in critically ill patients? A systematic review of the evidence. JAMA. 2001 Aug 22-29;286(8):944-53. doi: 10.1001/jama.286.8.944.

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