Screening for malnutrition in oral cavity cancer patients prior to treatment: A cross-sectional study

Haissan Iftikhar; Anwar Suhail; Amna Urooba; Karim Rizwan Nathani; Zeeshan Shaikh; Muhammad Wasif

doi:10.47391/JPMA.243

Screening for malnutrition in oral cavity cancer patients prior to treatment: A cross-sectional study

Haissan Iftikhar, Anwar Suhail, Amna Urooba, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Zeeshan Shaikh, Muhammad Wasif

Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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This study was conducted to assess the frequency of preoperative 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 preoperatively 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	122-123
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	71
Issue number	1-A
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.243
Publication status	Published - Jan 2021

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Malnutrition
Radiotherapy
Squamous cell Carcinoma

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Screening for malnutrition in oral cavity cancer patients prior to treatment: A cross-sectional study

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