• 1. Department of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P. R. China;
LI Baohua, Email: lianglbh@126.com
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Objective  To investigate the status of nutrition, nutritional support, and postoperative nutrition-related complications in patients with spinal deformity during orthopedic perioperative period. Methods  From February to August 2021, patients who underwent spinal orthopedic surgery for spinal deformity in Peking University Third Hospital were collected. A survey was conducted using self-designed questionnaire, including patient’s general information (gender, age, and type of spinal deformity), nutrition-related information (risks of malnutrition, forms of nutritional support), and postoperative nutrition-related complications. Results  A total of 39 patients with spinal deformity were enrolled, and 46.2% (18 cases) were at risk of malnutrition. There were a total of 174 times of nutritional support, and 96.0% (167 times) were parenteral nutrition. The patients’ energy intake from nutritional support accounted for 34.41% of the daily goal energy intake averagely. At admission, one day after operation, and at discharge, the prealbumin was (215.51±34.69), (172.85±31.85), and (163.67±29.15) mg/L, respectively, and the hemoglobin was (138.08±15.67), (119.92±18.01), and (117.69±14.76) g/L, respectively, which were significantly lower one day after operation and at discharge than those at admission (P<0.01). The incidence of postoperative nutrition-related complications during hospitalization was 5.1% (2/39). Conclusions  Patients undergoing spinal deformity orthopedics are at high risk of overall malnutrition during the perioperative period, their clinical nutritional interventions are mostly based on parenteral nutrition with a single infusion of nutritional preparations, and the nutritional status is not significantly improved. However, the incidence of postoperative nutrition-related complications is low. Standardized nutrition interventions should be strengthened in the future.

Citation: XU Ruifeng, ZHANG Heli, GUO Xinhui, JIN Jiyan, MEI Yanan, RAO Hui, XU Wei, SUN Yuting, LI Baohua. Cross-sectional study of nutritional status and nutritional support in patients with spinal deformity during orthopedic perioperative period. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(10): 1377-1381. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202108258 Copy

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