Validation of nutritional screening tools in patients undergoing cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries

Validation of nutritional screening tools in patients undergoing cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries

Approximately one-third of patients are severely malnourished prior to surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Identifying the most appropriate tool for detecting malnutrition is a critical first step toward enabling effective treatment interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to asse...

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Main Authors: Jana Sremanakova, Stephen R. Knight, Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, Edwin Yenli, Stephen Tabiri, Dhruva Ghosh, Pamela A. Kingsley, Apple Valparaiso, Ewen M. Harrison, Maria Thomas, Parvez D. Haque, Sreejith K. Veetil, Atul Suroy, Ashish Choudhrie, Rohin Mittal, Rajkumar Kottayasamy Seenivasagam, Bipradas Roy, Debra Jones, Sorrel T. Burden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
malnutrition
low and middle income countries
nutritional screening tools
surgical patients
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
MUST
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1576916/full
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