Nutrition practices with a focus on parenteral nutrition in the context of enhanced recovery programs: An exploratory survey of gastrointestinal surgeons

Abstract

PPN is perceived by surgeons (with ≥10 patients per month who receive PN) as a favourable strategy to support timely nutritional support in selected patients undergoing major GI surgery. However, from this clinical practice survey it seems PPN is underutilized in nutritional care practices. Findings from this survey of GI surgeons in Europe emphasize the need to improve early identification of patients who are malnourished or at nutritional/metabolic risk and integrate PPN into ERAS GI surgical pathways, within the framework of minimally invasive approaches.