Screening for malnutrition in oral cavity cancer patients prior to treatment: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Karim Rizwan Nathani, Muhammad Wasif, Zeeshan Ali Shaikh, Haissan Iftikhar, Anwar Suhail, Amna Urooba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment Nutritional Status Oral cavity Neoplasms medicine Humans Mass Screening Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Early Detection of Cancer Retrospective Studies Mouth business.industry Malnutrition Cancer General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease University hospital Radiation therapy Cross-Sectional Studies Nutrition Assessment Female Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. :1-6 |
| ISSN: | 0030-9982 |
| Popis: | This study was conducted to assess the frequency of pre-operative malnourishment in patients being treated for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. A retrospective chart review was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, on 62 patients. Patients were screened pre-operatively through a standard nutritional assessment tool at the time of admission to assess for malnutrition. Mean age of presentation was 48.34 ± 13.11 years, mean height was 165 ± 8.62cm, weight 66.09 ± 14.98 kg and BMI of 24.09 ± 4.84. Males were 82.3% and 17.7% were females. At the time of admission, a significant number or patients, 12 (19.4%) were prone to malnourishment, while 3 (4.8%) patients were malnourished: Assessment was done by using a standardised nutritional assessment tool. Keywords: Malnutrition, Squamous cell Carcinoma, Radiotherapy Continuous... |
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