Does enteral Nutrition Support reduce the Necessity of Total Parenteral Nutrition to Reach Patient-Specific Caloric Goals Postpancreaticoduodenectomy?
ENS is not associated with lower rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. It does, however, reduce the necessity of additional total parenteral nutrition to reach patient-specific caloric goals.
The CHDRA test provided additional information to which physicians responded by more often applying appropriate therapy and actions aligned with guidelines, thus demonstrating the clinical utility of the test.