Perioperative optimization with nutritional supplements in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery for cancer: A randomized, placebo controlled feasibility clinical trial.

482 Background: Nutritional status is a major determinant of outcomes following surgery. Perioperative nutritional supplementation may improve postoperative outcomes, however, studies on the topic have led to controversial results. Methods: Single-centre, feasibility randomized trial among gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing surgery, comparing perioperative nutritional supplements versus placebo. The supplements …