Barriers faced by surgeons in identifying and managing malnutrition in emergency general surgery: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Many patients undergoing emergency surgery are malnourished. Identifying malnutrition is a prerequisite to offering targeted nutritional support. Guidelines exist but little is known regarding exactly how surgeons identify malnutrition, or the barriers that influence surgeons' clinical decision-making. The aim of this work was to explore how consultant surgeons identify malnutrition in emergency general surgery (EGS) patients and the barriers to nutritional assessment and intervention.

Method

Consultant surgeons with emergency surgery duties were invited to participate. Semi-structured interviews were conducted online, audiovisually recorded and transcribed. An inductive approach was used for data analysis using the framework method. Coding and analysis were performed by

SUBMITTER: Ashmore DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683319 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature