Implications of refeeding syndrome in postoperative total parenteral nutrition
Angelos Assiotisa and Haussam Elenin
Corresponding address:
Angelos Assiotisa, General Surgery, BHR Hospitals NHS Trust, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8YB, UK.
Email: aassiotis9@hotmail.com
Refeeding syndrome is a serious complication of enteral or parenteral feeding of malnourished patients. The learning point from this case report is to raise awareness that total parenteral nutrition is not a simple undertaking. Diagnosing refeeding syndrome requires a high index of suspicion and close collaboration with hospital pharmacists and nutritionists.
Keywords
Refeeding syndrome; hypophosphataemia; total parenteral nutrition.
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