Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
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January 2019
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · Jan 2019
Effects of postoperative dietary intake on functional recovery of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Among elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery, malnutrition is very common and related to muscle wasting known as sarcopenia. Cardiac surgery causes a further decline of nutritional status due to reduced dietary intake (DI); however, the impact of postoperative DI on functional recovery is unclear. ⋯ Postoperative DI was independently associated with functional recovery, but preoperative sarcopenia was not. Regardless of preoperative nutritional status or the presence of sarcopenia, aggressive nutritional intervention in the early stage after surgery helps support functional recovery.