Effect of Nutrition on Surgical Outcome
Malnutrition and undernutrition are common in India. Patients with the severity of these conditions who undergo surgery can have delayed recovery and in worst-case scenarios develop postoperative complications. Severely malnourished patients are not recommended for any elective surgical procedures. In elective surgeries, the nutritional status of the patient is the only factor that determines the outcome of the surgery. The nutritional status of their body is bettered first and only then they are recommended to undergo the intended surgical procedure. So what are the effects of malnutrition or undernutrition on surgical outcomes?
