Open AccessPreoperative Nutritional Conditioning: Why, When and How
Author(s) -
Birgit Borloni,
Hendrik Huettner,
Tobias Schuerholz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000503041
Subject(s) - prehabilitation , medicine , malnutrition , rehabilitation , cancer surgery , convalescence , cancer , preoperative care , intensive care medicine , surgery , physical therapy
Malnutrition is a frequent finding in patients undergoing cancer surgery, especially in the elderly. The decreased nutritional status leads to increased complications and to delayed recovery after the surgical procedure. While established concepts of enhanced recovery after surgery and rehabilitation aim at improving the patient after surgery, the concept of prehabilitation is targeting the phase before surgery. This multimodal concept incorporates preoperative nutritional support.