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Surgical Nutrition, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 106-2 - April 20, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Jose J. Diaz
  • Language: English

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Jose J. Diaz brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Surgical Nutrition. Top experts cover the vital role that nut… Read more

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In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Jose J. Diaz brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Surgical Nutrition. Top experts cover the vital role that nutrition plays in enhancing surgical outcomes, reducing the risk of complications, and speeding up recovery, with articles on assessment and management of surgical needs before, during, and after surgical procedures.

Key features

  • Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including innovations in enteral access techniques; pre-operative nutrition support of the elective surgical patient; the sick ICU patient on pressors and optimizing nutrition support; nutrition support in pediatric surgical patients; the burn patient: nutrition support and the hypermetabolic state; and more
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on surgical nutrition, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

Readership

General surgeons

Table of contents

Preoperative Nutrition Support in Elective Surgery
Preoperative Nutrition Support of the Geriatric Surgical Patient
Preoperative Nutrition in Cancer Patients
Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: An Alternative for Dysglycemia in Hospitalized Patients?
Enteral Access for Nutritional Support
Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition in Emergency General Surgery and Trauma Patients
Optimizing Nutrition Delivery in Critically Ill Patients on Vasopressors
Enteral Nutrition: What Happened to Immune-Enhancing Diets?
Parenteral Nutrition in Surgical Care: When, How, and Why
Nutrition Support in Pediatric Surgical Patients
Postliver Transplant and Nutrition

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 106-2
  • Published: April 21, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

JD

Jose J. Diaz

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, Chief, Division Acute Care Surgery: Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Chief, Department of Surgery, Medical Director Trauma Institute: Regional Trauma Program, Surgical/Trauma ICU, & Surgical Step-down Unit, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA