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ArticleRadiology and oncology2023

Monitoring the effect of perioperative nutritional care on body composition and functional status in patients with carcinoma of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary system and pancreas.

Andrej Gyergyek, Nada Rotovnik Kozjek, Jasna Klen

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Article in Radiology and oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. A liberalized diet does not improve caloric intake during neutropenia in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplants: A prospective randomized controlled trial.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025
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  2. Sarcopenic obesity in cancer.Radiology and oncology · 2024
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Andrej GyergyekFaculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Nada Rotovnik KozjekFaculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jasna KlenFaculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe significance of nutritional care in the management of cancer, particularly in the surgical treatment of abdominal cancer, is increasingly acknowledged. Body composition analysis, such as the Bioelectric impedance assay (BIA), and functional tests, PATIENTS AND

methods47 patients were included, 27 received preoperative and postoperative nutritional counselling and oral nutritional supplements (Group 1), while 20, due to surgical or organisational reasons, received nutritional care only postoperatively (Group 2). The effect of nutritional therapy was measured with bioimpedance body composition and handgrip measurements.

resultsGroup 2 had a higher average Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS) 2002 score upon enrolment (3 vs. 2 points); however, there was no difference when malnutrition was assessed using Global Leadership in Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria. There was a relative increase in lean body mass and fat-free mass index (FFMI) 7 days after surgery in group 1 (+4,2% vs. -2,1% in group 2). There was no difference in handgrip strength.

conclusionsOur results indicate that combined preoperative and postoperative nutritional care is superior to only postoperative nutritional care. It seems to prevent statistically significant lean mass loss 7 days after surgery but not after 14 days or 4 weeks.

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CarcinomaMalnutritionBody CompositionFunctional StatusGastrointestinal TractHand StrengthHumansPancreasabdominal cancerbody compositionnutritional carenutritional statusoral nutritional supplements

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