Many patients undergoing abdominal surgery are considered at-risk of malnutrition and may have a multitude of modifiable risk factors for adverse surgical outcomes. Prior to surgery, risk factors should be identified and mitigated via prehabilitation. This review aims to highlight recent research in nutritional screening, assessment and interventions being incorporated into surgical prehabilitation programmes.
Keywords: abdominal surgery, malnutrition, nutritional assessment, nutritional intervention, prehabilitation
Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care
Journal Article
English
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