Impact of nutritional status/risk and post-operative nutritional management on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective observational study.
Karthika NarendraNicole K KissClaire MargerisonB JohnstonB ChapmanPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2020)
Poor early post-operative nutritional status/risk is associated with longer post-operative LOS in patients undergoing GI surgery, which may facilitate simple identification of patients at high priority for nutritional intervention. The present study highlights the heterogeneity in post-operative nutritional management practices.