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Does preoperative total parenteral nutrition in patients with ulcerative colitis produce better outcomes?
Original Article
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
International Journal of Colorectal Disease. November 2012, Vol. 27 Issue 11, p1479, 5 p.
Subject
Complications and side effects
Patient outcomes
Diet therapy
Ulcerative colitis -- Complications and side effects -- Patient outcomes -- Diet therapy
Medical research
Infection -- Patient outcomes -- Diet therapy -- Complications and side effects
Nutrition
Medicine, Experimental
Language
English
ISSN
0179-1958
Abstract
Author(s): Harry Salinas [sup.1], Abdulmentin Dursun [sup.1], Ioannis Konstantinidis [sup.1], Deanna Nguyen [sup.2], Paul Shellito [sup.3], Richard Hodin [sup.3], Liliana Bordeianou [sup.3] [sup.4] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.32224.35, 0000000403869924, Department of [...]
Purpose Malnutrition is a frequent problem in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) leading to increased postoperative complication rates. Preoperative total parenteral nutrition (TPN) has been shown to reduce complications in some subgroups of patients, but has not been studied in UC. We investigated the impact of preoperative TPN on postoperative complication rates in patients undergoing surgery for UC. Methods This paper is a review of 235 patients who underwent surgery for UC; 56 received preoperative TPN and 179 did not. Postoperative complication rates were compared. Results Both had similar rates of anastomotic leak (5.4 vs. 2.8 %, p = 0.356), infection (12.5 vs. 20.1 %, p = 0.199), ileus/bowel obstruction (21.4 vs. 15.6 %, p = 0.315), cardiac complications (3.6 vs. 0 %, p = 0.056), wound dehiscence (3.6 vs. 1.7 %, p = 0.595), reoperation (10.7 vs. 3.9 %, p = 0.086), and death (1.8 vs. 0 %, p = 0.238). The TPN group was more malnourished (albumin 2.49 vs. 3.45, p < 0.001), more often on steroids (83.9 vs. 57.5 %, p < 0.001), had more emergent surgery (10.7 vs. 3.4 %, p = 0.029), more severe colitis (89.3 vs. 65.9 %, p = 0.001), and lower Surgical Apgar Score (6.15 vs. 6.57, p = 0.033). After controlling for these with logistic regression, the TPN group still had higher complication rates (OR 2.32, p = 0.04). When line infections were excluded, TPN did not significantly affect outcomes (OR 1.5, p = 0.311) Conclusion There were no differences in postoperative complications when line infections were excluded. Our data does not support routine preoperative TPN in patients with UC. However, it may lead to equal surgical outcomes in the sickest and most malnourished patients at the cost of line-related morbidity.