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Does ten percent weight loss in the preceding 6 months increase the risk of adverse perioperative outcomes in adults undergoing GI cancer surgery?
Does ten percent weight loss in the preceding 6 months increase the risk of adverse perioperative outcomes in adults undergoing GI cancer surgery?
While 10% weight loss prior to GI cancer surgery increases the risk of adverse perioperative outcomes, its overall contribution to these outcomes at a population level is small (1-2%).
May increase perioperative risk in GI cancer surgery despite small PAR; leaves open benefit of preoperative nutritional optimization.
Ten percent weight loss in preceding 6 months was associated with increased risk of adverse perioperative outcomes among adults undergoing GI cancer surgery. The contribution of nutrition status markers to surgical outcomes as assessed by PAR was small (1%-2%), a finding not previously reported. Future intervention studies should include validated nutrition risk markers, control for effects of perioperative variables, and evaluate PAR within the immediate/long-term postoperative periods.
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