Observational studyNutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition2022
Actual postoperative protein and calorie intake in patients undergoing major open abdominal cancer surgery: A prospective, observational cohort study.
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- Correlation between preoperative and postoperative miR-29c-3p level changes and immune response in paediatric acute septic appendicitis and its predictive significance for complications: a retrospective study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Nutritional care in patients undergoing laparoscopic/minimally invasive surgeries for gastrointestinal tumours.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Review
- Surgery-Related Muscle Loss after Pancreatic Resection and Its Association with Postoperative Nutritional Intake.Cancers · 2023Article
- Postoperative Nutrition Management: Who Needs What?Visceral medicine · 2022Review
- Inflection-Point Nutrition Support Determined by Oral Mucosal Apoptosis Rate Is a Novel Assessment Strategy for Personalized Nutrition: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Actual postoperative protein and calorie intake in patients undergoing major open abdominal cancer surgery: A prospective, observational cohort study.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2022Observational
- Oral Nutritional Supplements and Enteral Nutrition in Patients with Gastrointestinal Surgery.Nutrients · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundAdequate nutritional protein and energy intake are required for optimal postoperative recovery. There are limited studies reporting the actual postoperative protein and energy intake within the first week after major abdominal cancer surgery. The main objective of this study was to quantify the protein and energy intake after major abdominal cancer surgery.
methodsWe conducted a prospective cohort study. Nutrition intake was assessed with a nutrition diary. The amount of protein and energy consumed through oral, enteral, and parenteral nutrition was recorded and calculated separately. Based on the recommendations of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), protein and energy intake were considered insufficient when patients received <1.5 g/kg protein and 25 kcal/kg for 2 or more days during the first postoperative week.
resultsFifty patients were enrolled in this study. Mean daily protein and energy intake was 0.61 ± 0.44 g/kg/day and 9.58 ± 3.33 kcal/kg/day within the first postoperative week, respectively. Protein and energy intake were insufficient in 45 [90%] and 41 [82%] of the 50 patients, respectively. Patients with Clavien-Dindo grade ≥III complications consumed less daily protein compared with the group of patients without complications and patients with grade I or II complications.
conclusionDuring the first week after major abdominal cancer surgery, the majority of patients do not consume an adequate amount of protein and energy. Incorporating a registered dietitian into postoperative care and adequate nutrition support after major abdominal cancer surgery should be a standard therapeutic goal to improve nutrition intake.
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