Early intervention with supplemental parenteral nutrition reduces the incidence of granulocytopenia-related infections in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
CONCLUSIONS: Early supplemental parenteral nutrition after chemotherapy-induced severe granulocytopenia could reduce the risk of infection, improve the likelihood of chemotherapy completion, and shorten hospital stays and leukocyte recovery times.
PMID: 31826367 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Qi X, Qi C, Wu T, Qin B, Hu Y Tags: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Source Type: research
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