Patients with malignant gastrointestinal disease shows high prevalence of malnutrition

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Patients with malignant gastrointestinal disease shows high prevalence of malnutrition

Malnutrition is an important factor, influencing both morbidity and recovery after surgery. The early detection of nutritional risk would allow early intervention, which may prevent later complications. A traditional nutritional assessment often includes dietary and medical evaluations to identify significant weight loss over time, significantly low or high body weight(BW), skinfold thickness, serum nutritional factor levels and functional measurements of muscle strength.

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Tags: Muscle, Disease and Condition, Weight Loss, Surgery