Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages 475-482 (March 2013) Parenteral Nutrition Does Not Improve Postoperative Recovery from Radical Cystectomy: Results of a Prospective Randomised Trial Beat Roth, Frédéric D. Birkhäuser, Pascal Zehnder, George N. Thalmann, Mirjam Huwyler, Fiona C. Burkhard, Urs E. Studer European Urology Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages 475-482 (March 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.05.052 Copyright © 2012 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Consort diagram showing the numbers of patients who were randomly assigned, received intended treatment, and were analysed. European Urology 2013 63, 475-482DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2012.05.052) Copyright © 2012 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Early postoperative complications patients experienced by highest grade according to the five-grade Clavien-Dindo classification system [10]. European Urology 2013 63, 475-482DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2012.05.052) Copyright © 2012 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Postoperative course of biochemical nutritional and inflammatory parameters: (A) serum albumin, (B) serum prealbumin, (C) serum total protein, and (D) C-reactive protein. CRP=C-reactive protein. European Urology 2013 63, 475-482DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2012.05.052) Copyright © 2012 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Early postoperative follow-up. Parameters were assessed on postoperative days 1, 3, 7, and 12: (A) vomiting, (B) bowel movements, (C) flatulence, and (D) passage of stool. European Urology 2013 63, 475-482DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2012.05.052) Copyright © 2012 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions