Comparison of the influence of postoperative oral nutritional supplementation between octogenarian and non-octogenarian patients undergoing gastrectomy for cancer
Despite recent reports, the effectiveness of postoperative oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) on body weight loss and malnutrition after gastrectomy remains controversial. We aimed to elucidate the effectiveness of ONS especially in octogenarian patients undergoing oncological gastrectomy. A tot...
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Veröffentlicht in: | World journal of surgical oncology 2024-10, Vol.22 (1), p.267-9, Article 267 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Despite recent reports, the effectiveness of postoperative oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) on body weight loss and malnutrition after gastrectomy remains controversial. We aimed to elucidate the effectiveness of ONS especially in octogenarian patients undergoing oncological gastrectomy.
A total of 286 consecutive patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer were eligible. Postoperative body weight loss, malnutrition, and sarcopenia were compared between patients with and without postoperative ONS among octogenarian patients aged ≥ 80 years and non-octogenarian patients aged |
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ISSN: | 1477-7819 1477-7819 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12957-024-03549-5 |