Outcomes Among Malnourished Patients With Crohn's Disease Undergoing Elective Ileocecectomy : A Nationwide Analysis

BACKGROUND: Crohn's patients' nutritional status can be suboptimal given disease pathophysiology; the effect of a malnourished state prior to elective surgery on post-operative outcomes remains to be more clearly elucidated. This study aims to characterize the effect of malnutrition on post-operative outcomes and readmission patterns for Crohn's patients undergoing elective ileocecectomy using a nationally representative cohort.

METHODS: The colectomy-targeted National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database (2016-2020) was used to identify patients with Crohn's disease without systemic complications who underwent elective ileocecectomy; emergency surgeries were excluded. Malnourished status was defined as pre-operative hypoalbuminemia <3.5 g/dL, weight loss >10% in 6 months, or body mass index <18.5 kg/m2 prior to surgery.

RESULTS: Of 1464 patients (56% female) who met inclusion criteria, 1137 (78%) were well-nourished and 327 (22%) were malnourished. Post-operatively, malnourished patients had more organ space surgical site infections (SSI) (9% vs 4% nourished groups, P < .001) and more bleeding events requiring transfusion (9% vs 3% nourished, P < .001). 30-day unplanned readmission was higher in the malnourished group (14% vs 9% nourished, P = .032). Index admission length of stay was significantly longer in the malnourished group (4 days [3-7 days] vs the nourished cohort: 4 days [3-5 days], P < .001).

DISCUSSION: Poor nutritional status is associated with organ space infections and bleeding as well as longer hospitalizations and more readmissions in Crohn's patients undergoing elective ileocecectomy. A detailed nutritional risk profile and nutritional optimization is important prior to elective surgery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Enthalten in:

The American surgeon - 90(2024), 4 vom: 29. März, Seite 739-747

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kodia, Karishma [VerfasserIn]
Huerta, Carlos T [VerfasserIn]
Alnajar, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Collins, Shane [VerfasserIn]
Ribieras, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Horner, Lance P [VerfasserIn]
Paluvoi, Nivedh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Crohn’s disease
Hypoalbuminemia
Ileocecectomy
Journal Article
Nutrition
Weight loss

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/00031348231209866

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36394110X