Thomas B Russell, Peter L Labib, Paula Murphy, Fabio Ausania, Elizabeth Pando, Keith J Roberts, Ambareen Kausar, Vasileios K Mavroeidis, Gabriele Marangoni, Sarah C Thomasset, Adam E Frampton, Pavlos Lykoudis, Manuel Maglione, Nassir Alhaboob, Hassaan Bari, Andrew M Smith, Duncan Spalding, Parthi Srinivasan, Brian R Davidson, Ricky H Bhogal, Daniel Croagh, Ismael Dominguez, Rohan Thakkar, Dhanny Gomez, Michael A Silva, Pierfrancesco Lapolla, Andrea Mingoli, Alberto Porcu, Nehal S Shah, Zaed Z R Hamady, Bilal Al-Sarrieh, Alejandro Serrablo, Somaiah Aroori
BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: After pancreatoduodenectomy (PD), an early oral diet is recommended; however, the postoperative nutritional management of PD patients is known to be highly variable, with some centers still routinely providing parenteral nutrition (PN). Some patients who receive PN experience clinically significant complications, underscoring its judicious use. Using a large cohort, this study aimed to determine the proportion of PD patients who received postoperative nutritional support (NS), describe the nature of this support, and investigate whether receiving PN correlated with adverse perioperative outcomes...
December 14, 2023: Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery