Preoperative nutritional support in cancer patients with no clinical signs of malnutrition--prospective randomized controlled trial

Paweł Kabata, Tomasz Jastrzębski, Michał Kąkol, Karolina Król, Maciej Bobowicz, Anna Kosowska, Janusz Jaśkiewicz, Paweł Kabata, Tomasz Jastrzębski, Michał Kąkol, Karolina Król, Maciej Bobowicz, Anna Kosowska, Janusz Jaśkiewicz

Abstract

Purpose: Preoperative nutrition is beneficial for malnourished cancer patients. Yet, there is little evidence whether or not it should be given to nonmalnourished patients. The aim of this study was to assess the need to introduce preoperative nutritional support in patients without malnutrition at qualification for surgery.

Methods: This was a prospective, two-arm, randomized, controlled, open-label study. Patients in interventional group received nutritional supplementation for 14 days before surgery, while control group kept on to their everyday diet. Each patient's nutritional status was assessed twice--at qualification (weight loss in 6 months, laboratory parameters: albumin, total protein, transferrin, and total lymphocyte count) and 1 day before surgery (change in body weight and laboratory parameters). After surgery, all patients were followed up for 30 days for postoperative complications.

Results: Fifty-four patients in interventional and 48 in control group were analyzed. In postoperative period, patients in control group suffered from significantly higher (p < 0.001) number of serious complications compared with patients receiving nutritional supplementation. Moreover, levels of all laboratory parameters declined significantly (p < 0.001) in these patients, while in interventional arm were stable (albumin and total protein) or raised (transferrin and total lymphocyte count).

Conclusions: Preoperative nutritional support should be introduced for nonmalnourished patients as it helps to maintain proper nutritional status and reduce number and severity of postoperative complications compared with patients without such support.

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