PD759 - NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AT A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN LATIN AMERICA

PD759

NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AT A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN LATIN AMERICA

B. L. Peralta^1,*, J. L. Rodríguez¹, C. Raimondo¹, N. Rayer¹, L. López Vazquez ¹, P. Ruiz Mamani¹, M. L. Candia¹, P. I. Marturano¹, L. Magnifico¹, F. Saettone¹

¹Department Alimentation, Hospital Nac. A. Posadas, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rationale: The nutritional status (NS) of oncology patients plays a crucial role in clinical outcomes. It can be assessed using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), which identifies the need for early intervention. The aim of this study was to determine NS and the need for nutritional intervention in adult ambulatory oncolgy patients attending a chemotherapy unit.

Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study with non-probability convenience sampling was conducted. The PG-SGA was performed in oncology patients aged ≥18 years attending the oncology day unit at Hospital Nacional Posadas (Argentina). Quantitative variables were expressed as mean and standard deviation (SD) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), while qualitative variables were reported as absolute and relative frequencies. The chi-square test was used to assess the association between NS and gastrointestinal neoplasms. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: A total of 90 patients were evaluated. Overall, 55.6% (n = 50; 95% CI: 45.4–65.8) presented some degree of malnutrition: 32.2% (n = 29) were classified as PG-SGA B (moderate malnutrition) and 23.3% (n = 21) as PG-SGA C (severe malnutrition). No statistically significant differences in NS were observed between gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal neoplasms (p = 0.4479). According to the PG-SGA score, 48.9% of patients had a critical need for nutritional intervention, whereas only 2.2% required no intervention and were scheduled for reassessment during treatment.

Conclusion: More than half of ambulatory oncology patients attending the day hospital were malnourished and required early nutritional intervention. Early nutritional assessment is essential to identify malnutrition and guide timely interventions.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared