Why the study?
Do Subjective Global Assessment and Nutritional Risk Index nutrition tests predict malnutrition and postoperative complications in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing major abdominal surgery
Design
Other
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May support preoperative risk stratification with SGA or NRI; leaves open whether implementation improves outcomes.
Do Subjective Global Assessment and Nutritional Risk Index nutrition tests predict malnutrition and postoperative complications in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery?
Subjective Global Assessment and Nutritional Risk Index are useful tools for predicting malnutrition and postoperative complications in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
Sungurtekin et al. (2004) studied this question.
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