Impact of a surgical ward breakfast buffet on nutritional intake in postoperative patients: A prospective cohort pilot study.

Selma C W Musters Harm H J van NoortChris A BakkerIsabel DegenhartSusan van Dieren Sven Jacobus Gertruda GeelenMichèle van der LeeReggie SmithJolanda M MaaskantWillem A BemelmanEls J M Nieveen van DijkumMarc G BesselinkAnne M Eskesnull null

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Introduction of a breakfast buffet on a surgical ward was associated with higher protein and energy intake and it could be a promising approach to optimizing such intake in surgical patients. Large, prospective and preferably randomized studies should confirm these findings.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
weight gain
peritoneal dialysis
clinical trial
patient reported outcomes
phase iii
placebo controlled
protein protein
weight loss