Relationship between preoperative nutritional status assessed using anthropometric measures and postoperative complications in pediatric surgical patients
Topic overview
This prospective study of 627 pediatric surgical patients examined whether preoperative malnutrition (assessed by anthropometric Z-scores) predicts postoperative complications. Despite high malnutrition rates (47-84% depending on measure and age group), nutritional status did not significantly correlate with complications, though surgery duration >2 hours did increase complication risk in both age groups.
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- Malnutrition prevalence was high: 47.71% wasting in younger children (6mo-5y) and 83.75% stunting in older children (5-18y).
- Preoperative malnutrition assessed by anthropometry alone did not predict increased postoperative complications in this cohort.
- Surgery duration >2 hours was strongly associated with complications (67.2% in younger, 82.6% in older children; p<0.0001).
- Patients with complications had significantly longer hospital stays and higher 30-day readmission rates in both age groups.
- Anthropometric measures may be insufficient; multimodal nutritional assessment needed to predict surgical risk in pediatric patients.
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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. Relationship between preoperative nutritional status assessed using anthropometric measures and postoperative complications in pediatric surgical patients. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2024-06-13. https://dev.library.globalcastmd.com/article/8743?via_space=staycurrentmd
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