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Incidence and risk factor for refeeding syndrome

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: E898- Other postprocedural endocrine andmetabolic complications and disorders
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/05/033773
Lead Sponsor
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients greater than 18 years of age.

2.Patients with cancer of upper aero-digestive tract (Oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, stomach and periampullary cancers)

3.Moderate risk and high risk of refeeding syndrome according to ASPEN recommendations.

4.Receiving artificial nutrition in the postoperative period (nasogastric, nasojejunal and parenteral nutrition)

Exclusion Criteria

Patient on pre-operative artificial nutrition

Patient with dementia, renal impairment

Patient who are inoperable intraoperatively

Patient who refuses consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.To study the incidence of mild, moderate and severe refeeding syndrome using the ASPEN consensus among the study population.Timepoint: 7days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study the sensitivity and specificity of the NRS-2002 in identifying patients at risk of refeeding syndrome. <br/ ><br>To study the association of various pre-operative and post-operative factors with the development of refeeding syndrome <br/ ><br>To look for correlation between the severity of RS (lowest phosphate level) and calories received. <br/ ><br>To study the association of refeeding syndrome with post-operative morbidity. <br/ ><br>To investigate the clinical predictors of refeeding syndrome. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2 yrs
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