The Influence of Nutritional Status on Complications after Major Intraabdominal Surgery

2004363 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Hülya Sungurtekin · Pamukkale University

Abstract

Malnutrition is a marker of bad outcomes. Both Subjective Global Assessment and Nutritional Risk Index nutrition tests are predictive for malnutrition and postoperative complications in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Hip and Femur Fractures

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volume 23, Issue 3, pp. 227-232

DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2004.10719365

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