Digestive disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled for surgical operation (upper gastrointestinal tract, lower gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary, pancreas). 2. Patients who can take oral nutrition. 3. Patients aged >=20 and <75. 4. Subjects who explained this research using a written informed consent document and obtained informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Weight loss =>10% (compared to normal weight over the last 6 months). 2. Patients with swallowing dysfunction. 3. Patients with liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh class C). 4. Patients with respiratory dysfunction (arterial blood PaO2<70 torr). 5. Patients with renal impairment (plasma creatinine level >2 mg/dL). 6. Patients with cardiac dysfunction (New York classification>3). 7. Patients who are pregnant. 8. Patients with infectious diseases. 9. Immunocompromised patients. 10. Patients judged to require total parenteral nutrition. 11. Patients who become calorie restricted after hospitalization due to comorbidities, or who may become calorie restricted. 12. Patients judged inappropriate for participation in this research by the principal investigator or co-investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of postoperative infections. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nippon Medical School Hospital Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery