P263 - NUTRITION DAY 2021 VS 2024 - UPPER GI TRACT SURGERY RESULTS COMPARISON FROM ONE SINGLE CENTRE

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NUTRITION DAY 2021 VS 2024 - UPPER GI TRACT SURGERY RESULTS COMPARISON FROM ONE SINGLE CENTRE

M. Savić1,*, M. Djukanović1,2, M. Maksimović Mandić1, N. Milenković1, D. Stefanović1, I. Palibrk1,2

1Departement for Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, Clinic for Digestive Surgery University Clinical Center of Serbia, 2University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

 

Rationale: This study aimed to evaluate differences in perioperative nutritional approaches by comparing practices between the years 2021 and 2024.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the Clinic for Digestive Surgery – First Surgical Clinic during Nutrition Day 2024 and 2021. All patients admitted to departments specializing in upper gastrointestinal surgery were included, except those in the intensive care unit. All participants provided consent to complete the questionnaire.

Results: In both years, the median BMI of most patients fell within the normal weight range, while the proportion of malnourished patients increased from 7.5% in 2021 to 13.3% in 2024.No statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) were observed between patients in terms of age (p = 0.133), gender (p = 0.083), body weight (p = 0.985).There was no statistically significant difference in the number of patients who received oral, enteral, parenteral, or were not allowed food (table 1). Regarding oral nutrition, patients in both years primarily consumed the standard hospital meals. In terms of meal satisfaction, most patients reported eating either the entire meal 50% in 2024 vs. 47.4% in 2021, or at least half of it (30.8% in 2024 vs. 52.6% in 2021).

Table 1. Nutritional approaches  

 

2024

(n=45)

2021

(n=27)

p value

No food

11 (24.4)

4 (14.8)

0.33

Oral

26 (57.8)

19 (70.4)

0.618

Enteral

2 (4.4)

3 (11.1)

0.281

Parenteral

4 (8.9)

1 (3.7)

0.402

 

In the 'no food' category, most patients were not allowed to eat due to either recent surgery or preparation for an upcoming procedure.

Conclusion: This research indicates that there were no significant differences in nutritional approaches for patients admitted for gastrointestinal surgery between the compared years, the most of participants being able to consume food orally despite upper GI surgery.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared