Clinical and Nutritional Effectiveness of a Nutritional Protocol with Oligomeric Enteral Nutrition in Patients with Oncology Treatment-Related Diarrhea.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Poor nutritional status and diarrhea are common complications in cancer patients. (2) Methods: This multicenter, observational, prospective study evaluated the effectiveness of an oligomeric enteral nutrition (OEN) protocol in the improvement of nutritional status and reduction of diarrhea symptoms. Nutritional status was assessed with the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), Body Mass Index (BMI) and albumin levels. Diarrhea was evaluated by the frequency and consistency of stools (Bristol Stool form scale). (3) Results: After 8 weeks of OEN protocol, the nutritional status improved in 48.3% of patients, with an increased proportion of patients at risk of malnourishment (+27.3%) at the expense of a decrease of moderately (-19.9%) and severely (-7.3%) malnourished patients (

SUBMITTER: Sanz-Paris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7284999 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature