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January 22, 2026NutrientsOpen Access

The Impact of Malnutrition Risk and Perioperative Complications in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Undergoing Elective Major Surgery: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Study

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MDManuel Durán-PovedaUniversidad Rey Juan CarlosGCG.i.l. Rodríguez CaravacaHospital Universitario Fundación AlcorcónASAlejandro Suárez-de-la-RicaHospital Universitario de La Princesa

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Implication

Observational study finds higher perioperative complications in gastrointestinal cancer patients with malnutrition risk, suggesting urgent nutritional support.

Key Points

  • The research seeks to determine the effects of nutritional risk on complications in gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing surgery.
  • Conducted as a multicenter observational study in Spain with 469 patients.
  • Assessed nutritional status using the MUST screening tool.
  • Recorded perioperative complications during hospitalization and at 30 days post-surgery.
  • 31.1% of patients experienced complications during hospitalization.
  • 68.5% of complications were infections, particularly surgical site infections.
  • At 30 days, 9% of patients had complications, predominantly infections.
  • 24.7% of patients with severe nutritional risk had complications, compared to 9.2% without.

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Durán-Poveda et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6971be8d642b1836717e32d8https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18020325
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