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- Title
Knowledge and Practices of Digestive Surgeons concerning Specialized Nutritional Support in Cancer Patients: A Survey Study.
- Authors
Durán-Poveda, Manuel; Suárez-de-la-Rica, Alejandro; Cancer Minchot, Emilia; Ocón-Bretón, Julia; Sánchez-Pernaute, Andrés; Rodríguez-Caravaca, Gil
- Abstract
A survey study based on a 21-item questionnaire was conducted to assess knowledge and practices of digestive surgeons focused on nutritional support in gastrointestinal cancer patients. At least 5 staff digestive surgeons from 25 tertiary care hospitals throughout Spain were invited to participate and 116 accepted. Malnutrition was correctly defined by 81.9% of participants. In patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, 55.2% considered that preoperative nutritional support is indicated in all patients with malnutrition for a period of 7–14 days. For the diagnosis of malnutrition, only 18.1% of participants selected unintentional weight loss together with a fasting or semi-fasting period of more than one week. Regarding the advantages of enteral infusion, 93.7% of participants considered preservation of the integrity of the intestinal mucosa and barrier function, and in relation to peripheral parenteral nutrition, 86.2% selected the definition of nutrient infusion through a peripheral vein and 81.9% its indication for less than 7 days. Digestive surgeons had a limited knowledge of basic aspects of clinical nutrition in cancer patients, but there was some variability regarding clinical practice in individual cases. These findings indicate the need to develop standardized clinical protocols as well as a national consensus on nutrition support in cancer patients.
- Subjects
SPAIN; MALNUTRITION treatment; PROFESSIONAL practice; HOSPITALS; FASTING; PROFESSIONS; CONFIDENCE intervals; NUTRITIONAL assessment; PREOPERATIVE period; TERTIARY care; GASTROINTESTINAL tumors; DIET therapy; DIGESTIVE organ surgery; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT loss; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PARENTERAL feeding; DATA analysis software; ENTERAL feeding; JEJUNOSTOMY; COMBINED modality therapy
- Publication
Nutrients, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 22, p4764
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu14224764