Perioperative nutritional support therapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancer / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Patients with gastrointestinal cancer usually suffer from malnutrition,which is associated with increased incidence of surgery-related complications and mortality,prolonged duration of hospital stay,reduced quality of life.The feasible and effective perioperative nutritional support therapy could improve nutritional status and immunologic function of patients,meanwhile,reduce incidence of infected complications,duration of hospital stay and mortality.