Analysis of nutritional parameters in idiopathic scoliosis patients after major spinal surgery

Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the evolution of nutritional parameters after major spinal surgery in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Methods: This retrospective study included 31 patients with a mean age of 18 y, diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis. The following variables wer...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2005-05, Vol.59 (5), p.720-722
Main Authors: Lalueza, M.P, Colomina, M.J, Bago, J, Clemente, S, Godet, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Albumin
Albumins
Albumins - analysis
Back surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Body Mass Index
Body size
Child
Clinical Nutrition
Demographic variables
Depletion
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Diseases of the spine
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
idiopathic scoliosis
Internal Medicine
Length of Stay
Lymphocytes
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Nutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Disorders - etiology
Nutrition Disorders - prevention & control
Nutritional status
Nutritional Status - physiology
Parameters
Patients
postoperative care
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Postoperative Complications - prevention & control
Prealbumin - analysis
Proteins
Proteins - analysis
Public Health
Retrospective Studies
Scoliosis
Scoliosis - complications
Scoliosis - surgery
short-communication
Spine
Statistical analysis
Surgery
Time Factors
Transferrin
Transferrin - analysis
Transferrins
young adults
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Summary:Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the evolution of nutritional parameters after major spinal surgery in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Methods: This retrospective study included 31 patients with a mean age of 18 y, diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis. The following variables were analyzed: demographic, surgical (type, number of fused segments, duration, and blood loss), nutritional assessment (proteins, albumin, prealbumin, transferrin, lymphocytes, and body mass index), and duration of hospitalization at different time points. Statistical analyses were performed with the SPSS 6.1 software. Results: Before surgery, nutritional status was normal in all patients. At 24-48 h after surgery, statistically significant decrease with respect to preoperative values was recorded for all the parameters studied: proteins (P
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602126