Nutritional parameters associated with hospital admissions in patients being treated for head and neck cancer.

摘要: This study analysed nutritional parameters (baseline body mass index (BMI), weight changes and enteral nutrition (EN) use, their association with hospital admissions during radiotherapy in patients head neck cancer (HNC)). A retrospective review of diagnosed HNC treated between October 2012 April 2014 was conducted. Data on each subject’s diagnosis, age, sex, chemotherapy, previous surgery, EN changes, BMI were examined for treatment. Eighty-three included, mean age (±standard deviation) = 61 (± 11 years). Thirty-four percent had self-reported loss at 26.2 ± 5.3 kg/m2. Mean change treatment − 5.1 ± 6.2%. Ten used EN, stabilisation use (0.3 ± 5.1%). Higher presenting BMI, younger definitive ± chemotherapy predicted greater (p < 0.05). Critical ≥ 5% associated a higher number reasons (n = 10) (p = 0.011) compared those without critical (n = 2). nutrition-related admissions; however, it did not predict length stay among admitted. unplanned admissions. radiotherapy, whilst assisted preservation. Further research around patient selection interventions aimed preventing is needed.