Association of Habitual Preoperative Dietary Fiber Intake With Complications After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Higher preoperative dietary fiber intake is linked to fewer postoperative complications in colorectal cancer patients. Increasing fiber may reduce risks and improve surgical outcomes.
Area Of Science
- Oncology
- Nutritional Science
- Surgical Outcomes
Background
- Postoperative complications significantly increase morbidity and mortality in colorectal cancer patients.
- Dietary fiber intake is a modifiable factor influencing gut health and potentially surgical outcomes.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the association between preoperative dietary fiber intake and the risk of postoperative complications in colorectal cancer surgery patients.
Main Methods
- A cohort study utilized data from the Colorectal Longitudinal, Observational Study on Nutritional and Lifestyle Factors (COLON) study.
- Habitual dietary fiber intake was assessed preoperatively using a food frequency questionnaire in 1399 patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery for colorectal cancer (stages I-IV).
- Logistic regression analyses were employed to determine the association between fiber intake and postoperative complications, including any complications, surgical complications, and anastomotic leakage.
Main Results
- Higher dietary fiber intake (per 10g/day) was associated with a reduced risk of any postoperative complications (OR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.62-0.92) and surgical complications (OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.60-0.97).
- No significant association was found between fiber intake and anastomotic leakage (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.66-1.43).
- Vegetable fiber intake (per 1g/day) showed an inverse association with any (OR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.83-0.99) and surgical complications (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.78-0.97).
Conclusions
- Higher preoperative dietary fiber intake is associated with a lower risk of postoperative complications in patients with colorectal cancer.
- These findings suggest that optimizing preoperative dietary fiber intake could be a valuable component of prehabilitation programs for colorectal cancer surgery.
- Further research may explore specific fiber sources and their differential impact on surgical outcomes.
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