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Surgery Congress 2019

Journal of Advanced Surgical Research | ISSN: 2591-7765 | Volume 3

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July 22-23, 2019 | Brussels, Belgium

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

SURGERY AND

TRANSPLANTATION

International Conference and Expo on

IMPACT OF NUTRITION ON COMPLICATIONS AFTER ABDOMINAL SURGERY

Bharathi Akula, Sanjay Nagral

and

Nilesh

Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, India

heWHO cites malnutrition as the greatest single threat to the world’s public health. Malnutrition was found

to be more rampant among the complicated cases dealt within the GI surgery unit in Jaslok hospital, Mum-

bai and the patients were definitely found to have a higher complication rate. This study was undertaken to

assess the effect of pre-operative nutritional status on the post-operative complications. All patients that were

operated in the department during May 2013-May 2015, a total of 130 patients were included in the study. The

parameters assessed were Body mass index, tissue skin fold thickness, mid arm circumference, absolute lym-

phocyte count, serum albumin, subjective global assessment. It was found that on an average 26.5% patients

were malnourished. The incidence of complications was 33% (n=43). Chi-square test was used to analyse the

data. It was found that absolute lymphocyte count, subjective global assessment and serum albumin were

significantly related with the post-operative complication (p <0.05). There was a significant increase in the risk

of complications amongst the malnourished.

Bharathi Akula et al., Adv Surg Res 2019, Volume 3

Bharathi Akula is a trained as general surgeon and has specialised in surgical gastroenterology from Mumbai, India. She has a spe-

cial interest and upper GI and hepatobiliary surgery. She is currently working in the United Kingdom to further her experience in

surgical gastroenterology.

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