Health Condition 1: E898- Other postprocedural endocrine andmetabolic complications and disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients greater than 18 years of age. 2. Patients with cancer of upper aero-digestive tract (Oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, stomach and periampullary cancers) 3. Moderate risk and high risk of refeeding syndrome according to ASPEN recommendations. 4. Receiving artificial nutrition in the postoperative period (nasogastric, nasojejunal and parenteral nutrition)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient on pre-operative artificial nutrition Patient with dementia, renal impairment Patient who are inoperable intraoperatively Patient who refuses consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To study the incidence of mild, moderate and severe refeeding syndrome using the ASPEN consensus among the study population.Timepoint: 7days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the sensitivity and specificity of the NRS-2002 in identifying patients at risk of refeeding syndrome. To study the association of various pre-operative and post-operative factors with the development of refeeding syndrome To look for correlation between the severity of RS (lowest phosphate level) and calories received. To study the association of refeeding syndrome with post-operative morbidity. To investigate the clinical predictors of refeeding syndrome. Timepoint: 2 yrs | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute