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ABSTRACT: Background
Patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer are at risk of prolonged hospital stay for postoperative malnutrition. Postoperative early oral feeing is a part of the "enhanced recovery after surgery protocol" for coping with this risk. However, the usefulness of early oral intake during perioperatively is questionable.Methods
In total, 117 patients treated surgically for esophageal cancer were analyzed in the study. We assessed the oral energy sufficiency rate per nutritional requirement (oral-E/NR) at the fourth week postoperatively and classified the patients into two groups: Poor oral intake group (POI group; <25% oral-E/NR) and the control group (?25% oral-E/NR). We analyzed the relationship among postoperative oral intake and prognoses.Results
The POI group had worse postoperative nutritional status and a lower survival rate than the control group. In a multivariate analysis, <25% oral-E/NR was one of the independent factors contributing to negative outcomes postoperatively (adjusted hazard ratio: 2.70, 95% confidence interval: 1.30-5.61).Conclusions
In patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer, poor postoperative oral intake negatively affected not only on their postoperative nutritional status but also their overall prognosis. It is necessary to improve the adequacy of oral intake postoperatively for patients with esophageal cancer.
SUBMITTER: Okada G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6627190 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Okada Genya G Momoki Chika C Habu Daiki D Kambara Chisako C Fujii Tamotsu T Matsuda Yasunori Y Lee Shigeru S Osugi Harushi H
Nutrients 20190614 6
<h4>Background</h4>Patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer are at risk of prolonged hospital stay for postoperative malnutrition. Postoperative early oral feeing is a part of the "enhanced recovery after surgery protocol" for coping with this risk. However, the usefulness of early oral intake during perioperatively is questionable.<h4>Methods</h4>In total, 117 patients treated surgically for esophageal cancer were analyzed in the study. We assessed the oral energy sufficiency rate per ...[more]