Effect of preoperative immunonutrition on postoperative short-term outcomes of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Carla AeberhardCatherine MayerSimone MeyerSimon Andreas MuellerPhilipp SchuetzZeno StangaRoland Giger

Published in: Head & neck (2018)

Patients receiving preoperative immunonutrition had a shorter hospital LOS and a lower rate for wound infections and local complications. These effects remained robust after a multivariate adjustment.

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patients undergoing
healthcare
risk factors
emergency department
adverse drug
wound healing
surgical site infection