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Article / Publication DetailsFirst-Page Preview
Received: April 04, 2022
Accepted: August 17, 2022
Published online: October 03, 2022
Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 2
Number of Tables: 3
ISSN: 2297-4725 (Print)
eISSN: 2297-475X (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/VIS
AbstractBackground: Early oral feeding after major abdominal surgery has been clearly shown to be safe and not a risk factor for anastomotic dehiscence. Within the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery protocol, it is the nutritional plan A. Nonetheless, one must consider that postoperative protein and energy requirements will often be not covered by oral food intake alone. Because nutritional status has been shown to be a prognostic factor in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, the preoperative identification of patients at risk may be mandatory. Malnutrition may be underestimated in an overweight society. With special regard to patients with cancer and those with preexisting malnutrition, an accumulating caloric gap may be harmful in the early and late postoperative periods. Furthermore, complications requiring reoperation and intensive care treatment may occur. Summary: Therefore, a plan B for postoperative nutrition therapy is needed, using preferentially the enteral route. The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism recently addressed perioperative nutritional management and the indications for enteral and even parenteral supplementation to achieve caloric requirements in the postoperative course. In the first months after surgery, persisting weight loss is common in patients with upper gastrointestinal resections, even in those with an uncomplicated course. This may delay the initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy, increase toxicity, and worsen long-term outcomes.
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Gastric Cancer. 2021;24(5):1150–9. Article / Publication DetailsFirst-Page Preview
Received: April 04, 2022
Accepted: August 17, 2022
Published online: October 03, 2022
Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 2
Number of Tables: 3
ISSN: 2297-4725 (Print)
eISSN: 2297-475X (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/VIS
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