Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are now implemented
worldwide with strong evidence that adhesion to such protocol reduces medical …

Early oral feeding is the preferred mode of nutrition for surgical patients. Avoidance of any
nutritional therapy bears the risk of underfeeding during the postoperative course after major …

Oesophageal cancer is the 19th most common cancer in the European Union (EU), with∼
45 900 new cases diagnosed in 2012 (1% of the total). In the EU, the highest age …

Background & Aims Although there have been meta-analyses of the effects of exercise-only
prehabilitation on patients undergoing colorectal surgery, little is known about the effects of …

Abstract Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal pathway
developed to overcome the deleterious effect of perioperative stress after major surgery. In …

Perioperative malnutrition has proven to be challenging to define, diagnose, and treat.
Despite these challenges, it is well known that suboptimal nutritional status is a strong …

Both acute and chronic pancreatitis are frequent diseases of the pancreas, which, despite
being of benign nature, are related to a significant risk of malnutrition and may require …

Background: The preoperative period (prehabilitation) may represent a more appropriate
time than the postoperative period to implement an intervention. The impact of …

Since the beginning of the practice of surgery, the reduction of postoperative complications
and early recovery have been two of the fundamental pillars that have driven the …

Background and Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate on 1 day the prevalence of
malnutrition in different types of cancer and the use of nutrition support in patients with …