Associations Between Problems in Oral Health, Oral Function and Malnutrition in Older People: Results From Three Databases.

Introduction: Poor oral health can influence an individual's dietary intake, which may result in malnutrition. Both problems in oral health and function and malnutrition are common in older people. The aim of the present study was to explore the associations between oral health and oral function and malnutrition in community-dwelling older people within three different databases.

Success factors and barriers in interprofessional collaboration between dental hygienists and dietitians in community-dwelling older people: Focus group interviews.

Introduction: Poor nutritional status can impair oral health while poor oral health can influence the individual's dietary intake, which may result in malnutrition. This interaction between nutritional status and oral health in older age requires attention, coordination and collaboration between healthcare professionals. This qualitative study explores dental hygienists' and dietitians' opinions about current collaboration with the aim of identifying success factors and barriers to this interprofessional collaboration.

The Association between Malnutrition and Oral Health in Older People: A Systematic Review.

The aim of this systematic review was to examine the association between malnutrition and oral health in older people (≥ 60 years of age). A comprehensive systematic literature search was performed in four databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source, and Embase) for literature from January 2000 to May 2020. Both observational and intervention studies were screened for eligibility.

Intake of Vegetables, Fruit, and Fish is Beneficial for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Purpose: What patients should eat to reduce their risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is still unclear. We investigated the effect of a diet recommended by Health Councils on AMD.

Design: Prospective population-based cohort study.

Muscle Strength Is Associated With Muscle Mass in Patients With Esophageal Cancer Awaiting Surgery.

Background And Purpose: Decreased muscle mass and muscle strength are independent predictors of poor postoperative recovery in patients with esophageal cancer. If there is an association between muscle mass and muscle strength, physiotherapists are able to measure muscle strength as an early predictor for poor postoperative recovery due to decreased muscle mass. Therefore, in this cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate the association between muscle mass and muscle strength in predominantly older patients with esophageal cancer awaiting esophagectomy prior to neoadjuvant chemoradiation.

Estimation of body composition depends on applied device in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.

Background: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a method used to estimate body compartments such as fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM). Two BIA devices, a single-frequency BIA (SF-BIA) device and a bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) approach, were compared to evaluate their reliability and to study whether their estimations resulted in similar classifications of body composition.

Materials And Methods: In a prospective observational study, body composition was estimated by SF-BIA and BIS in 123 adult patients scheduled for major abdominal surgery.

Suboptimal intake of nutrients after esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction.

Esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction results in a variety of postoperative nutrition-related complaints that can impair nutritional intake and nutritional status. The aim of this study was to determine to what extent patients reached the recommended intake of various nutrients at 6 and 12 months after esophagectomy. It was also analyzed whether a suboptimal intake could be explained by the most clinically significant nutrition-related complaints after esophagectomy.

Handgrip strength by dynamometry does not identify malnutrition in individual preoperative outpatients.

Background & Aims: Low handgrip strength by dynamometry is associated with increased postoperative morbidity, higher mortality and reduced quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of four algorithms in diagnosing malnutrition by measuring handgrip strength.

Methods: We included 504 consecutive preoperative outpatients.

Self-reporting of height and weight: valid and reliable identification of malnutrition in preoperative patients.

Background: Preoperative screening for malnutrition has become mandatory in The Netherlands. A sensitive method to diagnose malnutrition would save time and improve effectiveness.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study of 488 adult elective preoperative outpatients was performed.

Chylous ascites after pancreaticoduodenectomy: introduction of a grading system.

Background: Chylous ascites (CA) is a complication that follows thoracic and abdominal surgery, recognized after provocation by enteral feeding and characterized by its milky appearance from an elevated triglyceride level. The aim of this study was to evaluate incidence, management, and predisposing factors of CA and its impact on outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Study Design: Between 1996 and 2007, 609 consecutive patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy.