ArticleJournal of anesthesia2022
Prevalence of undernutrition in surgical patients and the effect on length of hospital stay.
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- Effect of Enteral Immunonutrition in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Association of preoperative prognostic nutritional index with risk of postoperative delirium: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Assessment of Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 as predictors of long hospital stay in patients with upper gastrointestinal diseases.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Phase angle as a predictor of prolonged length of hospital stay and adverse outcomes in elderly medical inpatients: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Nutritional status and daily habits as determinants of hospitalization duration in ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Risk Factors of Gastrointestinal Perforation with a Poor Prognosis.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow nutritional status is common among surgical patients. A low nutrition profile is related to muscle weakness and immune suppression, which may be associated with negative outcomes. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of low nutrition and assessed the relationship between nutritional status and length of hospital stay in surgical patients.
methodsThe study participants were patients who underwent abdominal surgery between 2016 and 2018 at our hospital. The Mini Nutritional Status Short-Form score and patient demographics, including current medical status, were extracted from the medical records. Data on anesthesia time, blood loss, and use of epidural anesthesia were also recorded. The primary study outcome was the difference in length of hospitalization from the standard duration (hospitalization = actual length of hospitalization-standard length of hospitalization).
resultsEight hundred and thirty five patients met the inclusion criteria. Their nutritional status was classified as normal (59.0%), at risk (29.6%), or malnutrition (11.4%). Linear regression analysis revealed that nutritional status, serum albumin level, and anesthesia time were associated with the length of hospital stay.
conclusionOur results suggest that a low nutrition profile before surgery is associated with a prolonged hospital stay.
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