Perioperative nutritional support. Russian Federation of anesthesiologists and reanimatologists guidelines

Abstract

Malnutrition among surgical patients is rather common problem. The degree and severity of malnutrition after surgery significantly correlates with the length of stay in the intensive care unit and surgical hospital, rate of infectious complications development, unsatisfactory results of treatment and increased costs. The presented clinical recommendations clarifies key methods for the prevention of development, diagnosis and treatment of the protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) syndrome in the pre and postoperative period. The choice of methods for diagnosis and PEM correction during the perioperative period is based on studies evaluated from the endpoints of evidence-based medicine. In applications, key quality criteria for treatment, as well as algorithms of actions in the preoperative and postoperative period are presented.