The Overlooked Role of Nutrition in Recovery after Cranioplasty Surgery: Where We Are and Where We Must Go? A Critical Narrative Review

Key Points

• The aim is to highlight the importance of nutrition in recovery after cranioplasty surgery and identify gaps in current knowledge.
• Conduct a narrative review of existing literature on nutrition and cranioplasty recovery.
• Evaluate current nutritional assessment tools used for patients post-surgery.
• Examine the timing and composition of nutritional support for cranioplasty patients.
• Identified a lack of validated nutritional assessment tools for cranioplasty patients.
• Found that optimal timing and composition of nutritional support are not clearly defined.
• Concluded that tailored implementation strategies are necessary for effective nutritional support.