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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Exploring the Link Between Nutritional and Functional Status and Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Cancer Surgery.

Irene Lidoriki, Maximos Frountzas, Eva Karanikki, Adam Mylonakis, Alexandros Kozadinos, Iliana Tsikrikou, Maria Kyriakidou, Lysandros Karydakis, Dimitrios Stefanoudakis, Maria Lampou and 4 more

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Irene LidorikiDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4608-9621
Maximos FrountzasFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9157-9860
Eva KaranikkiFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0009-2590-2389
Adam MylonakisFirst Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Alexandros KozadinosFirst Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Iliana TsikrikouFirst Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Maria KyriakidouFirst Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0000-7791-1636
Lysandros KarydakisFirst Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios StefanoudakisFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2203-0644
Maria LampouDivision of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0121-4046
Michail VailasFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7357-6532
Evangelos FelekourasFirst Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos G ToutouzasFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios SchizasFirst Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7046-0112

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Abstract

backgroundPatients with pancreatic cancer are at increased risk of malnutrition and functional decline. This study aimed to identify preoperative nutritional and functional risk factors associated with postoperative complications.

methodsAdult patients with pancreatic cancer admitted to two university surgical departments in Athens, Greece, were included. Preoperative laboratory values, nutritional status, and functional status were assessed.

resultsAmong 96 patients included in this study, postoperative complications occurred in 69 (71.9%). Complication rates were significantly higher in patients with severe malnutrition (87.9% vs. 62.7%,

conclusionPreoperative malnutrition and impaired functional status are significant predictors of adverse postoperative outcomes in pancreatic cancer surgery.

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complicationsfunctional statuslength of hospital staymorbiditymortalitynutritional statuspancreatic cancer

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