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Malnutrition Risk in Elective Surgery Patients and Effectiveness of Preoperative Nutritional Interventions at a Pre-anaesthetic Clinic: a 4-Year Apart, Single-centre, Observational Study by Paweł Kutnik; Oksana Wichowska; Justyna Sysiak-Sławecka; Marta Szczukocka; Elżbieta Rypulak; Paweł Piwowarczyk; Michał Borys; Mirosław Czuczwar is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Approximately 44% of all patients hospitalised for an elective surgical procedure have a malnutrition risk. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of malnutrition risk at a pre-anaesthetic clinic and the feasibility of introducing nutritional support. The primary objective of this study was to assess malnutrition risk prevalence in patients referred to a pre-anaesthetic clinic. ## Methods This was a prospective observational study. The study was divided into two phases: one in 2020 and the other in 2023. Consecutive patients scheduled for an elective surgical procedure at a pre-anaesthetic clinic were asked to participate in the study by filling out the questionnaire. We divided the patients into two groups based on the GLIM criteria. ## Results We included a total of 467 patients, including 214 from 2020 and 253 from 2023. In the total sample, 93 (19.9%) patients met the GLIM criteria for malnutrition risk, and 37 (7.9 %) fulfilled the ESPEN criteria for preoperative nutritional support. Out of 93 patients at malnutrition risk, 41 (44%) had BMI > 25 kg m^–2^. The number of patients with indications for preoperative nutritional support in all departments remained s

Author

Paweł Kutnik; Oksana Wichowska; Justyna Sysiak-Sławecka; Marta Szczukocka; Elżbieta Rypulak; Paweł Piwowarczyk; Michał Borys; Mirosław Czuczwar

Published

2023