The effect of environmental temperature and nutritional intake on the metabolic response to abdominal surgery
- 1 February 1972
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 59 (2), 93-97
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800590205
Abstract
Ambient temperatures of 29°C. had no effect on the nitrogen balance after elective abdominal surgery in 15 well-nourished men compared with 29 similar patients nursed at 24°C. The catabolic response as measured by nitrogen balance is small following operation of moderate severity and can be abolished by an increased intake of nitrogen and calories.Keywords
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