Effect of Postoperative Oral Intake on Prognosis for Esophageal Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer are at risk of prolonged hospital stay for postoperative malnutrition. Postoperative early oral feeing is a part of the "enhanced recovery after surgery protocol" for coping with this risk. However, the usefulness of early oral intake during perioperatively is questionable. In total, 117 patients treated surgically for esophageal cancer were analyzed in the study. We assessed the oral energy sufficiency rate per nutritional requirement (oral-E/NR) at the fourth week postoperatively and classified the patients into two groups: Poor oral intake group (POI group; <25% oral-E/NR) and the control group (≥25% oral-E/NR). We analyzed the relationship among postoperative oral intake and prognoses. The POI group had worse postoperative nutritional s

SUBMITTER: Okada G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6627190 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature