35
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2013
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2013
Oral Impact, Nestlé Health Science
Oral Impact from Nestlé Health Science. An enteral nutritional supplement high in protein and with added immune-enhancing nutrients: arginine, fish oil and nucleotides. The intervention arm receives Oral Impact in an individually estimated dosage according to a protein requirement of 1.5 g/kg bodyweight/day (subtracted their habitual protein intake). Each patient receives this dosage orally the last 7 days prior to surgery.
Surgical Gastroenterology Clinic C, Ward 2122, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
OTHER
University of Copenhagen
OTHER