Why Give My Surgical Patients Probiotics
Katerina Kotzampassi
Abstract
Although there are various hypotheses on the health-promoting roles probiotic supplementation play-via targeting the gut microbiota and/or regulating the systemic immune and metabolic responses-the precise nature of this benefit in restitution of health following surgery remains under discussion and in doubt [...].
Topics & Concepts
ProbioticImmune systemRestitutionHealth benefitsIntensive care medicineMedicineGut floraImmunologyBiologyBacteriaPolitical scienceTraditional medicineGeneticsLawEnhanced Recovery After SurgeryClinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyIntestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions