Malnutrition is associated with adverse postoperative outcome in patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer resections.

CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative malnutrition status as defined by PNI is associated with greater postoperative morbidity after elective surgery for colorectal cancer. Routine nutritional assessment and ad hoc nutritional support prior to surgery could contribute to an improvement of postoperative outcome after colorectal cancer resections. PMID: 29552757 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of B.U.ON. - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J BUON Source Type: research