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Impact of early postoperative oral nutritional supplement utilization on clinical outcomes in colorectal surgery.

David G A WilliamsTetsu OhnumaVijay KrishnamoorthyKarthik RaghunathanSuela SuloBridget A CassadyRefaat HegaziPaul E Wischmeyer
Published in: Perioperative medicine (London, England) (2020)
Although early postoperative ONS after CRS was more likely to be utilized in elderly patients with greater comorbidities, the use of early ONS was associated with reduced infectious complications, pneumonia, ICU admission, and gastrointestinal complications. This propensity score-matched study using real-world data suggests that clinical outcomes are improved with early ONS use, a simple and inexpensive intervention in CRS patients.
Keyphrases
  • patients undergoing
  • randomized controlled trial
  • ejection fraction
  • risk factors
  • newly diagnosed
  • mechanical ventilation
  • data analysis