ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2023
Loss of muscle mass in the immediate post-operative period is associated with inadequate dietary protein and energy intake.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Muscle Wasting Following Major Abdominal Surgery.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Pooled it
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- Nutritional rehabilitation strategies in abdominal surgery.Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care · 2026Review
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- Perioperative nutrition-oriented nursing for older women undergoing cancer surgery: frailty screening, enhanced recovery, and survivorship care.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Protein-based perioperative nutrition interventions for improving muscle mass and functional outcomes following orthopaedic surgery.Experimental physiology · 2025Review
- Assessing the Quality of YouTube Videos Related to Perioperative Nutrition for Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Pre- and Post-Kidney Transplant Abdominal Computed Tomography-Based Muscle Measurements and Post-KT Outcomes.Clinical transplantation · 2025Article
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- Nutritional status is associated with inferior clinical outcomes: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project analysis of surgically treated spinal vascular lesions.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- Impact of Alpha-Ketoglutarate on Skeletal Muscle Health and Exercise Performance: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Skeletal muscle dysfunction with advancing age.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2024Review
- Preoperative Nutrition in Orthopaedic Surgery.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
Despite the implementation of 'Enhanced Recovery After Surgery' (ERAS) protocols, major abdominal surgery is still associated with significant and detrimental losses of muscle mass and function in the post-operative period. Although ERAS protocols advocate both early mobility and dietary intake, dietary composition in the immediate post-operative period is poorly characterised, despite muscle losses being greatest in this period. Herein, we show in 15 patients (66 ± 6 y, 12:3 M:F) who lost ~10% m. vastus lateralis muscle mass in the 5 days after open colorectal resective surgery, mean energy intake was only ~25% of the minimum ESPEN recommendation of 25 kcal/kg/d and daily dietary protein intake was only ~12% of the ESPEN recommended guidelines of 1.5 g/kg/d. Given the known importance of nutrition for muscle mass maintenance, innovative dietary interventions are needed in the immediate post-operative period, accounting for specific patient dietary preference to maximise compliance (e.g., soft-textured foods).
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