The feasibility of screening for malnutrition in the outpatient setting and the prevalence of malnutrition in patients with newly-diagnosed ovarian carcinoma

Introduction: Malnutrition is an independent risk factor for poor surgical outcomes, early chemotherapy discontinuation, and increased mortality. We evaluated the feasibility of outpatient malnutrition screening in patients with suspected gynecologic malignancy. We estimated the prevalence of malnut...

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Main Authors: Katrin E. Eurich, Alysun Deckert, Bonnie Smith, Kay Kolahi, Kathryn P. Pennington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578922001321