Background & aims Preoperative patient care optimisation appears to be crucial for
obtaining good surgical outcomes. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) underlines the …

Background The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of preoperative
nutritional status on the short-term outcomes of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) …

Perioperative Standard Oral Nutrition Supplements Versus Imm... : Medicine Perioperative
Standard Oral Nutrition Supplements Versus Immunonutrition in Patients Undergoing Colorectal …

Background Malnutrition is independently associated with poor outcomes in colorectal
cancer (CRC) surgery including increased complications and length of stay (LOS). The …

BACKGROUND Patients who undergo surgery are at risk of malnutrition due to periods of
starvation, the stress of surgery, and subsequent increase in metabolic rate. There are …

Background Low‐quality evidence suggests that pre‐operative exclusive enteral nutrition
(E/EN) can improve postoperative outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). It is not …

Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are at a considerable risk for intestinal surgery.
Approximately 25% of patients with CD will undergo an intestinal resection within 10 years …

Malnutrition in cancer patients–in both prevalence and degree–depends primarily on tumor
stage and site. Preoperative malnutrition in surgical patients is a frequent problem and is …

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols advocate early postoperative
resumption of normal diet to decrease surgical stress and prevent excessive catabolism. The …

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly require surgery despite the
availability of an increasingly large repertoire of powerful immunosuppressive medications …