Nutrition for the high-risk surgical patient, when they need it most: Question and answer session

Patients requiring complex or extensive surgery are often at high risk for perioperative and postoperative nutrition risk. Despite published guidelines, providing adequate nutrition to these patients continues to remain a clinical challenge. Using the case of a patient with preoperative nutrition risk who will need to undergo timely cancer resectional surgery, speakers presenting at the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2022 Preconference discussed novel strategies to assess for nutrition risk, enhanced recovery after surgery, and preoperative and postoperative nutrition management in these often complex surgical patients.

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Patients requiring complex or extensive surgery often face perioperative and postoperative nutrition risk. Providing adequate nutrition to these patients remains a clinical challenge. The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2022 Preconference discussed novel strategies for assessing nutrition risk, enhancing recovery after surgery, and managing nutrition before and after surgery in complex surgical patients.