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SUBMITTER: Howes N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513580 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Howes Noah N Atkinson Charlotte C Thomas Steven S Lewis Stephen J SJ
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20180830
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with head and neck cancer are often malnourished. Surgery for such cancers is complex and may be undertaken after a course of radiotherapy. As a result, patients may have postoperative complications such as fistulae and wound infections, as well as more generalised infections such as pneumonia. One possible way to enhance recovery, and reduce the incidence of these complications, is by improving nutrition. Nutritional formulas that deliver basic nutrients as well as a ...[more]