Solafah Abdalla, Stéphane Benoist, Léon Maggiori, Philippe Zerbib, Jérémie H Lefevre, Quentin Denost, Adeline Germain, Eddy Cotte, Laura Beyer-Berjot, Hélène Corte, Véronique Desfourneaux, Amine Rahili, Jean-Pierre Duffas, Karine Pautrat, Christine Denet, Valérie Bridoux, Guillaume Meurette, Jean-Luc Faucheron, Jérôme Loriau, Françoise Guillon, Eric Vicaut, Yves Panis, Antoine Brouquet
AIM: Postoperative morbidity is high in patients operated on for Crohn's disease (CD) complicated by malnutrition. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative enteral nutritional support (PENS) on postoperative outcome in patients with CD complicated by malnutrition included in a prospective nationwide cohort. METHOD: Malnutrition was defined as body mass index <18 kg/m2 and/or albuminaemia <30 g/L and/or weight loss >10%. Failure of PENS was defined as the requirement for additional preoperative parenteral nutrition to PENS...
June 2021: Colorectal Disease