Nutritional Status in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma.

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano35 enrolled

Overview

Prospective feasibility study of perioperative nutrition in patients affected by primary retroperitoneal sarcoma

Aim of our study was to investigate the feasibility of a prehabilitation policy to optimize protein energetic reserves in a group of patients affected by primary localized RPS, candidate to a multiple organ resection surgery, as well as the feasibility of a standardized nutritional postoperative caloric target and its adequacy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Malnutrition

Interventions

Oral Nutritional SupportDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Preoperative oral nutritional support is provided according to malnutrition grade

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- every patient with retroperitoneal sarcoma scheduled for surgery Exclusion Criteria: * chronic renal failure * diabetes mellitus * emergency surgery * physical status classification system ASA\>3 * any contraindication to arterial catheter in Femoral artery for PICCO hemodynamic monitoring

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of Adherence to protocol

Rate of adherence to prescribed oral nutritional support

Time frame: 15 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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