Comparison of preoperative Nutritional Risk Index and Body Mass Index for predicting immediate postoperative outcomes following major gastrointestinal surgery: Cohort-study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality following gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Nutritional Risk Index (NRI) and Body Mass Index (BMI) are the two well-validated tools that are readily available and do not add financial burden to the patients. The study aimed to analyze NRI and BMI as a preoperative nutritional indicator of postoperative complications following GI surgeries.

Methods

It is an observational study, where preoperative nutritional status and early postoperative complications <30 days (infectious or noninfectious) were studied. The patients admitted between July 2015 to May 2017, who underwent major GI surgeries were included in the study. The correlation between NRI and BMI of these patients were evaluated.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Pokharel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6838228 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature