Chuan-Bin Guo1, Da-Quan Ma, Kui-Hua Zhang, Xiao-Hong Hu. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing 100081, The People's Republic of China. guodazou@sina.com
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of nutrition in the development of postoperative complications in patients with oral and maxillofacial malignancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety-six patients treated surgically for oral and maxillofacial malignancy, 27 of whom developed postoperative complications; the remaining 69 recovered uneventfully. Nutritional state and clinical variables in the two groups were compared. RESULTS: The incidence of poor nutrition was greater in the complication group (56%) than in the uncomplicated group (20%) (p<0.001); the values for body weight, triceps skinfold thickness, arm circumference, arm muscle circumference, and creatinine-height index decreased more in the complicated than in the uncomplicated group (p<0.001); nitrogen and calorie intake during the first postoperative week was less in the complicated than in the uncomplicated group (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Poor nutrition plays an important part in the development of postoperative complications, and perioperative nutritional support of patients with oral and maxillofacial cancer must be properly managed.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of nutrition in the development of postoperative complications in patients with oral and maxillofacial malignancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety-six patients treated surgically for oral and maxillofacial malignancy, 27 of whom developed postoperative complications; the remaining 69 recovered uneventfully. Nutritional state and clinical variables in the two groups were compared. RESULTS: The incidence of poor nutrition was greater in the complication group (56%) than in the uncomplicated group (20%) (p<0.001); the values for body weight, triceps skinfold thickness, arm circumference, arm muscle circumference, and creatinine-height index decreased more in the complicated than in the uncomplicated group (p<0.001); nitrogen and calorie intake during the first postoperative week was less in the complicated than in the uncomplicated group (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Poor nutrition plays an important part in the development of postoperative complications, and perioperative nutritional support of patients with oral and maxillofacial cancer must be properly managed.
Authors: Mary E Platek; Johann V Popp; Candi S Possinger; Carol A Denysschen; Peter Horvath; Jean K Brown Journal: Cancer Nurs Date: 2011 Sep-Oct Impact factor: 2.592
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