Preoperative Nutritional Status and Clinical Complications in the Postoperative Period of Cardiac Surgeries

Abstract Objective: This study aims to assess the preoperative nutritional status of patients and the role it plays in the occurrence of clinical complications in the postoperative period of major elective cardiac surgeries. Methods: Cross-sectional study comprising 72 patients aged 20 years or ol...

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Main Authors: Luciana de Brito Gonçalves, Natanael Moura Teixeira de Jesus, Maiara de Brito Gonçalves, Lidiane Cristina Gomes Dias, Tereza Cristina Bomfim de Jesus Deiró
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382016000500371&lng=en&tlng=en