TY - JOUR T1 - Postoperative oral nutritional supplementation improved nutritional status and quality of life in malnourished patients JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 22 LP - 22 DO - 10.1136/ebn.4.1.22 VL - 4 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/4/1/22.abstract N2 - Beattie AH, Prach AT, Baxter JP, et al.A randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of enteral nutritional supplements postoperatively in malnourished surgical patients.Gut2000 Jun;46:813–8OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: Does postoperative oral nutritional supplementation improve nutritional status, morbidity, and quality of life in malnourished patients? Randomised {allocation not concealed},* blinded {patients},* controlled trial with follow up for 10 weeks.A university hospital in Scotland, UK.109 patients who were admitted to hospital for elective gastrointestinal or vascular surgery and had malnutrition (defined as ≥1 of the following: a body mass index ≤20 kg/m2, a triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) or mid arm muscle circumference (MAMC) ≤ the 15th centile, or a weight loss ≥5% between admission and resumption of oral intake by the eighth postoperative day). Patients were excluded if they required parenteral nutrition, were pregnant or lactating, or had terminal diseases, … ER -