Nutritional treatment is associated with longer survival in patients with pancreatic disease and concomitant risk of malnutrition

BackgroundPancreatic diseases involve complex nutritional challenges. Despite this, conflicting evidence exists regarding the clinical relevance of detecting risk malnutrition and implementing systematic nutrition support for these patients. Thus, our aims were to investigate whether screening initiating are predictive mortality hospitalized patients with pancreatic diseases.DesignFrom 2008 2018, 34 prevalence surveys conducted at Haukeland University Hospital (HUH), Norway. Risk was defined by a score ?3 in Nutritional Screening 2002 (NRS 2002). Primary outcomes included overall, one-year, one-month mortality, compared according adult ICD-10 codes K85: acute pancreatitis, K86: other pancreas, C25: malignant neoplasm pancreas. Length hospital stay (LOS) as secondary outcome.ResultsOf 283 investigated, present 61.5%. associated higher overall (Hazard Ratio (HR) = 1.67, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.2–2.4, P 0.003) one-year (HR 1.89, CI: 1.2–2.9, 0.004) not risk. Not receiving at-risk 1.60, 1.1–2.4, 0.019) 1.64, 1.04–2.6, 0.034) who received support. Patients had increased LOS (20.5 nights vs 15.2 nights, 0.044) malnutrition.ConclusionThis study disease suggests that may be rates, whereas decrease rates.Clinical trial registryNot registered. Pancreatic diseases. From outcome. Of malnutrition. This rates.