ArticleNutrients2019
Effect of Postoperative Oral Intake on Prognosis for Esophageal Cancer.
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- Prognostic Value of Pre-Treatment Prognostic Nutritional Index in Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Pooled it
- Post-surgical diets in the ERAS protocol: D-ERAS scoping review.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- A novel short-term outcome prediction model for esophagectomy patients receiving neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a muti-center retrospective study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Perioperative Changes in Oral Function and Association With Oral Food Intake Status in Patients Undergoing Gastric and Oesophageal Cancer Surgery.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Retrograde gastric decompression and anterograde enteral nutrition feeding in retrosternal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
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- Assessing the Role of Perioperative Nutritional Education in Improving Oral Intake after Oesophagectomy: A Retrospective Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
- Esophageal cancer patients of heavier weight have more nutritional risk of inadequate calorie intake immediately after esophagectomy: a retrospective study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Severe weight loss after minimally invasive oesophagectomy is associated with poor survival in patients with oesophageal cancer at 5 years.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer are at risk of prolonged hospital stay for postoperative malnutrition. Postoperative early oral feeing is a part of the "enhanced recovery after surgery protocol" for coping with this risk. However, the usefulness of early oral intake during perioperatively is questionable.
methodsIn total, 117 patients treated surgically for esophageal cancer were analyzed in the study. We assessed the oral energy sufficiency rate per nutritional requirement (oral-E/NR) at the fourth week postoperatively and classified the patients into two groups: Poor oral intake group (POI group; <25% oral-E/NR) and the control group (≥25% oral-E/NR). We analyzed the relationship among postoperative oral intake and prognoses.
resultsThe POI group had worse postoperative nutritional status and a lower survival rate than the control group. In a multivariate analysis, <25% oral-E/NR was one of the independent factors contributing to negative outcomes postoperatively (adjusted hazard ratio: 2.70, 95% confidence interval: 1.30-5.61).
conclusionsIn patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer, poor postoperative oral intake negatively affected not only on their postoperative nutritional status but also their overall prognosis. It is necessary to improve the adequacy of oral intake postoperatively for patients with esophageal cancer.
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