title: [A study of nutrition screening for patients with surgically treated esophageal cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study was performed to investigate the effects of the nutrition screening index and pulmonary function test data for patients who underwent surgery for esophageal cancer, based on the incidence of postoperative complications and the duration of postoperative hospitalization.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 69 patients who received esophageal cancer resection were included in the study. It was determined how the parameters studied (ie, between ages, concomitant diabetes mellitus, body mass index( BMI), serum albumin level, Onodera's prognostic nutritional index, percentage of vital capacity(%VC), and forced expiratory volume[ FEV]1.0%) were related to the incidence of complications and the duration of postoperative hospital days, as expressed by the median days for all patients and the frequency of long-term hospitalization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of postoperative complications was significantly higher in patients aged 65 and above and those with a %VC value of less than 80%. The median duration of postoperative hospitalization was longer in those aged 65 and above and those with a FEV1.0% value of less than 70%, which was related to BMI. In addition, the frequency of long-term hospitalization was higher in those aged 65 and above, which was also related to BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the present study confirm that postoperative complications and length of postoperative hospital stay in patients with surgically treated esophageal cancer were largely dependent on their pulmonary function as well as age and BMI used for the nutrition screening index. Nutrition screening combined with pulmonary function tests, using age, BMI, %VC, and FEV1.0%, is considered desirable to avoid postoperative complications associated with esophageal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokyo Womans Medical University Medical Center East.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asaka
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naritaka
authors.forename: Masano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimakawa
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Isohata
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: Kentarou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsube
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014797:Vital Capacity