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PRE-OPERATIVE DIET
• Goal of preparing, anticipating nutrition loss during and DIET THERAPY FOR BURN PATIENTS
after the surgery.
• Nothing Per Orem (NPO) at least 6H–8H prior to surgery. TYPES OF BURNS
o 6H if -scopes (endoscopy, etc.)
o 8H if Gastrointestinal, etc. THERMAL
o NPO to prevent aspiration for the anesthesia. • CONTACT
• Gastrointestinal Surgeries o Hot, solid object.
o Preoperative nutrition support for MALNOURISHED • FLAME
patients 7–14 days prior to surgery. o Direct contact with flame.
▪ Malnourished patients cannot be • SCALD
operated on the next day because of o Healed liquid.
this complication. o Usual burns in wards, especially in children.
▪ Sometimes they are put into enteral o Edema because of the shift in intracellular fluid to
nutrition to gain more weight faster. extracellular fluid.
o Low residue diets for scopes or visualization
▪ Doesn’t require fiber in the diet. NON-THERMAL
▪ “Don’t eat too much fruits and • CHEMICAL
vegetables because of fiber.” o Melting off of the epidermis using a certain
• You get the height and weight of the patient during the product in contact with the skin.
physical assessment for HCP to know the right amount of • ELECTRICAL
anesthesia for the surgery, as well as their BMI. o Outlets, gadgets, etc.
• RADIOACTIVE
o Breast radiation to prevent metastasis will have
the complication of radioactive burn.
CLASSIFICATIONS OF BURNS
POST-OPERATIVE DIET
• PROGRESSIVE DIET
o It will progress from NPO to the most basic diet,
which is clear liquid diet (CL).
o Water, clear broth, clear soup, as long as there’s
no milk in them.
o Since NPO pre-operative, peristaltic movement
decreases, which is why we need the CL.
o Auscultate for bowel sounds to determine the
peristaltic movement to tolerate the food.
▪ If present, you may give food.
▪ If absent, you shouldn’t give food.
o Flatus is the second sign
▪ Ambulate as tolerated.
▪ Milk can be given to the patient
already for general liquid diet (GL).
▪ Jelly can also be given.
EONDILLA, M. 2022
DIET THERAPY FOR SURGICAL CONDITIONS, BURN PATIENTS
TOTAL BODY SURFACE AREA (%TBSA) NUTRITION THAT BURN PATIENTS NEED
• For burn patients, there is a higher risk in children because
they are more water than flesh. PROTEIN
• Water and important electrolytes are lost. • Lost in urine, wounds.
• Lost in increased gluconeogenesis
• FOOD SOURCES
o Lean meats: Beef, pork, chicken, salmon
o Eggs, Greek yoghurt, beans, lentils, chick peas,
almonds, legumes
VITAMIN C
• Increases collage formation.
• Immune system function.
EONDILLA, M. 2022