Parenteral feeding during radiotherapy of oncological patients
Ruderman, A.I.; Sudzhian, A.V.
Voprosy Onkologii 22(12): 30-34
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 828357 Document Number: 104008
Radiotherapy is found to induce a number of metabolic changes in oncological patients. These are manifested in the loss of intracellular elements: kalium, nitrogen and retention of extracellular elements: sodium and water. An adequate parenteral feeding with calories rich fat emulsions and readily absorbed aminoacid mixtures might correct metabolic shifts occurred as a result of radiotherapy and provide for a complete course of radiation treatment.