bVeterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Michigan
cUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania
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In the CC cohort, weight loss of ≥ 3% from 6 months prior to time of surgery was significantly associated with delayed recovery, complications, and hospital readmissions. Our findings suggest that patients with CC undergoing surgery may benefit from an intensive, early nutrition prehabilitation. Preoperative nutrition optimization may help improve postsurgical outcomes as well as oncologic outcomes, including completion of adjuvant chemotherapy. Further research would be able to clarify these hypotheses.
