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Effects of Immunonutrition for Cystectomy on Immune Response and Infection Rates: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
European urology - 1 Mar 2016
Hamilton-Reeves Jill M, Bechtel Misty D, Hand Lauren K, Schleper Amy, Yankee Thomas M, Chalise Prabhakar, Lee Eugene K, Mirza Moben, Wyre Hadley, Griffin Joshua, Holzbeierlein Jeffrey M
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: After radical cystectomy (RC), patients are at risk for complications including infections. The expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) after surgery may contribute to the lower resistance to infection. Immune response and postoperative complications were compared in men consuming either specialized immunonutrition (SIM; n=14) or an oral nutrition supplement (ONS; n=15) before and after...
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