Intravenous feeding in hepatectomized patients.

Ten patients, undergone major hepatic resections, treated with parenteral hyperalimentation in the postoperative period, were studied. Considered parameters were: free plasma amino acid levels and daily nitrogen balance. By comparing the trends of parameters under study with a group of patients, also hepatectomized but not treated with T.P.N., the importance of a high energetic and plastic post-operative intake is outlined. T.P.N. following major hepatic surgery appears particularly useful when the quality of the exogenous Nitrogen intake is carefully selected.