Quality of life following perioperative optimization with nutritional supplements in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery for cancer: A randomized, placebo-controlled feasibility clinical trial.
Christopher D GriffithsDaniel D'SouzaFelipe RodriguezLily J ParkPablo Emilio SerranoPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2024)
Among patients undergoing surgery for cancer, the majority present at high risk for malnutrition. In this placebo-controlled randomized trial among patients undergoing major abdominal surgery for cancer, preoperative nutrition supplementation was associated with the preservation of QoL in the postoperative period.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- papillary thyroid
- clinical trial
- placebo controlled
- minimally invasive
- double blind
- squamous cell
- coronary artery bypass
- study protocol
- phase ii
- physical activity
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- cardiac surgery
- surgical site infection
- open label
- coronary artery disease
- young adults
- rectal cancer