Malnutrition is common at the time of diagnosis of esogastric cancers. However, there are no recommendations regarding preoperative nutritional support (type and duration) or on the impact of refeeding on postoperative morbidity and mortality.
Patient undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer
Malnourished patient at the time of management
Receiving neoadjuvant treatment
Patient not malnourished at the time of management
Patient who did not receive neoadjuvant treatment
Retrospective case-control study including patients with esophageal cancer treated with neoadjuvant therapy. The control group consists of patients who did not receive enteral or parenteral nutrition during neoadjuvant treatment. The case group consists of patients who received enteral or parenteral nutrition during neoadjuvant treatment.
Case-control
Retrospective
Enteral or parenteral nutrition
Dietary supplementPatients who did not receive enteral or parenteral nutrition during neoadjuvant treatment.
Rate of postoperative complications according to the Clavien classification
Proportion of patients experiencing at least one postoperative complication, classified according to Clavien-Dindo, in malnourished patients with versus without nutritional support.
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University Hospital, Bordeaux
Lead sponsor
French Eso-Gastric Tumors Working Group
Collaborator
