A Comprehensive Guide to Nutrition in Pediatric Surgery

This resource, developed by a multidisciplinary expert panel, explores key strategies for optimizing nutrition before, during, and after pediatric surgery. It highlights the crucial role of preoperative screening, nutrition prehabilitation, and enhanced recovery protocols in improving healing, immune function, and recovery times. With practical recommendations for clinicians, the publication draws on current evidence and best practices to help integrate nutrition as a core element of perioperative care.

Practical Insights for Everyday Practice

Pediatric surgeons, clinical dietitians, anesthesiologists, and other HCPs involved in perioperative care will benefit most from this resource. It offers:

• Practical tools for nutrition screening in surgical pediatric patients.

• Guidance on preoperative carbohydrate loading and limited fasting to support recovery.

• Evidence on early oral and enteral feeding to reduce complications and hospital stay.

• Strategies for multidisciplinary collaboration between dietitians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and primary care providers.
  By applying these insights, HCPs can enhance surgical outcomes, minimize malnutrition risk, and improve patient and caregiver satisfaction.

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