Bioelectrical-Impedance-Analysis in the Perioperative Nutritional Assessment and Prediction of Complications in Head-and-Neck Malignancies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identification of patients with head-and-neck malignancies who are especially vulnerable to malnutrition is critical for optimizing outcomes. The objectives are; to correlate Bioelectrical-impendence-analysis (BIA) parameters with Subjective-Global-Assessment (SGA) scores, and determine the association of BIA parameters with common perioperative complications in patients undergoing head-and-neck surgery.

Study design

Patients underwent formal SGA scoring and BIA preoperatively in a multidisciplinary allied health clinic.

Settings

This is a cohort study of 61 patients with head-and-neck malignancies who were admitted for elective surgery from 2018 to 2019 in a tertiary hospital in Singapore.

Methods

BIA was performed using the Bodystat Quadscan 4000. K

SUBMITTER: Lai YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11696890 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature