The Impact of Malnutrition Risk and Perioperative Complications in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Undergoing Elective Major Surgery: A Prospective Observational Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The study aimed to characterize perioperative complications and their relationship with nutritional risk in gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment. Methods: An observational, prospective, and multicenter study was carried out in 469 patients with gastrointestinal malignancies undergoing elective major abdominal surgical procedures in public hospitals throughout Spain. Complications developed during hospitalization and at 30 days after surgery were recorded, and the patients' nutritional status was evaluated using the MUST screening tool. Results: Colorectal and gastric cancer were the most common tumors. Complications during hospitalization occurred in 146 patients (rate 31.1%). Infections accounted for 68.5% of complicati

SUBMITTER: Duran-Poveda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12844973 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature