Effects of Preoperative Malnutrition on Postoperative Surgical Outcomes and Quality of Life of Elderly Patients with Periampullary Neoplasms: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study.

Published in: Gut and liver (2020)

Before surgery, 87.0% of patients were classified into the at-risk-of-malnutrition or malnourished group. Compared with well-nourished patients, patients with nutritional issues showed a higher overall surgical morbidity. Improved preoperative nutritional status leads to favorable surgical outcomes in elderly patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
patient reported outcomes
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery bypass