[Infusion therapy following gastric resection].

It was shown that parenteral nutrition with the provision of suitable caloric value with a 50% glucose solution and an imperative observance of the 1/150-1/120 ratio of the nitrogen administered and the calories permitted to diminish the depth of the catabolic phase after the operation; also a positive nitrogen balance was reached and the patients gained weight up to the preoperative level. Strict observance of the rate of infusion and of the caval route of administration prevented coarse disturbances of the water-electrolyte and carbohydrate metabolism, as well as phlebitis and thromboses.