Malnutrition in Spine Oncology: Where Are We and What Are We Measuring?

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Scoping review.

Objective

To identify which markers are used as surrogates for malnutrition in metastatic spine disease and which are the most studied outcomes associated with it.

Methods

A scoping review was performed by searching the PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases up to July 2022. We searched for articles exploring markers of malnutrition in spine oncology patients including but not limited to albumin, body weight, weight loss, and nutrition indices. A narrative synthesis was performed.

Results

A total of 61 articles reporting on 31,385 patients met inclusion criteria. There were 13 different surrogate markers of nutrition, with the most common being albumin in 67% of studies (n = 41), body weight/BMI in 34% (n = 21), and mu

SUBMITTER: De la Garza Ramos R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11988249 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature