ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2020
Nutritional status and its effect on complications in patients with colorectal cancer.
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- Meta-analysis of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on immune functions and nutritional status of patients with colorectal cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of Glutamine on Immune Function and Post-Operative Complications of Patients With Colorectal Cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
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- Effect of perioperative glutamine-enriched nutritional support on patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Research on the demand, preference for oral nutritional supplementation in people with colorectal cancer in the postoperative period: A qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Impact of preoperative malnutrition, based on albumin level and body mass index, on operative outcomes in noncirrhosis patients with colorectal liver metastasis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Nutritional Prognosis of Patients Submitted to Radiotherapy and Its Implications in Treatment.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The prognostic value of controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score-based nomogram on extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma patients.Annals of hematology · 2023Article
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- Activation of the Adipose Tissue NLRP3 Inflammasome Pathway in Cancer Cachexia.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
- Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Nanoplatforms for Colorectal Cancer Therapy.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundNutritional status is an important factor for predicting the risk of developing complications after a surgical procedure. Many nutritional assessments are used in clinical practice, but their role in predicting postoperative outcomes is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the utility of nutritional risk factors at the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) for predicting early postsurgical complications.
methodsThis was a prospective observational study including 127 patients with CRC at diagnosis. Their preoperative nutritional status was analyzed by body mass index (BMI), triceps and subscapular skinfolds and two nutritional scales: the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) and the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). The outcome variables, including postoperative complications, length of hospital stay and mortality, were analyzed.
resultsPatients identified as malnourished by PG-SGA score had prolonged hospital stays (p = 0.01). The risk of infection was increased in older patients (hazard ratio, HR 1.12; 95% confidence interval, CI 1.04-1.21) but was not associated with nutritional status. Early wound dehiscence was increased in patients with higher BMI (HR 1.15; 95% CI 1.01-1.29), with higher subscapular skinfold thickness and increased age (HR 1.05; 95% CI 1.05-1.10). Postoperative mortality was not significantly associated with nutritional status.
conclusionMalnourished patients, as identified by the PG-SGA score, stayed longer in hospital than patients who were not malnourished, while increased BMI was recognized as a risk factor for wound dehiscence.
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