The aim of this retrospective observational study is to determine the impact of preoperative nutritional status on postoperative outcome. Elective surgical patients were screened with Bio-Impedance-Analysis, Malnutritional Universal Screening Tool, and other variables for body composition. Outcome parameters were collected by patient chart review.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine Campus Charité Mitte, Charite University,
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Phase-angle
Time frame: preoperative
body weight
Time frame: preoperative
body mass index (BMI)
Time frame: preoperative
preoperative weight loss
Time frame: 3 month weight loss before operation
hip/waist ratio
Time frame: preoperative
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
The MUST is recommended by ESPEN as the preferred screening tool for patients in the community (Kondrup J et al., Clinical Nutrition 2003; 22: 415-421)
Time frame: preoperative
postoperative complications
The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications (Dindo D., Demartines N., Clavien P.A.; Ann Surg. 2004; 244: 931-937)
Time frame: postoperative
Length of hospital stay
Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay
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