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To the Editor: Fan and colleagues continue the search for proof of the efficacy of perioperative parenteral nutritional support (Dec. 8 issue).¹ They report that among patients undergoing hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, those receiving perioperative parenteral nutrition had less weight loss, better hepatic function, and a lower rate of morbidity than those who did not. Before one accepts these conclusions, however, several points need clarification. All the patients in their study had access to the normal diet on a hospital unit, and the authors do not state whether dietary intake was matched between the two groups. In addition, in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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