[Correction of osmotic-volume status by parenteral feeding of patients with stomach cancer].

The paper discusses the interrelationship between osmo-volume parameters of homeostasis as well as the role of adequate parenteral nutrition in correction of surgery-associated disorders in gastric cancer patients. The study included 123 such cases. The baseline circulating blood volume and that of blood components was found decreased whereas blood serum osmotic index elevated. The above parameters correlated with each other and depended upon site and extent of tumor. Advanced cases with depleted reserves do not always respond to correcting therapy which may influence the outcome of surgery.