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Lehner U, Zaretsky E, Goeze A, Wermter L, Birk R, Neff A, Fisher I, Ghanaati S, Daffner A, Sader R, Hey C. [Nutritional Risk Screening in head-and-neck cancer patients prior to oncological therapy]. Laryngorhinootologie 2022; 101:652-659. [PMID: 35500596 DOI: 10.1055/a-1823-1143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Head-and-neck cancer patients run a high risk of peri- or post-treatment malnutrition that can severely affect the therapy outcome. However, little is known about malnutrition under the pre-treatment condition. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a systematic description of the pre-treatment nutritional status and risk of malnutrition in this population. MATERIAL AND METHODS Before the onset of the oncological therapy, nutritional status of 102 head-and-neck cancer patients was assessed by body mass index (BMI), their risk of malnutrition by "Nutritional Risk Screening" (NRS). Tumour stage and site, patients' age and sex as well as oropharyngeal dysphagia were analysed as possible influence factors. The latter was quantified by the Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES). RESULTS According to BMI, malnutrition (undernutrition) was found in 6% of patients, a risk of malnutrition (NRS) in 27% of patients, and oropharyngeal dysphagia in 15%. In a linear regression, only oropharyngeal dysphagia was identified as a significant influence factor for the risk of malnutrition (β = 0.380/3.776; p < .001). CONCLUSIONS Pre-treatment risk of malnutrition was found in a quarter of head-and-neck cancer patients. For the early identification of this risk and for the introduction of measures that would help to avoid it, a pre-treatment examination of swallowing functions and a systematic malnutrition screening by means of NRS are recommended.
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Affiliation(s)
- Uta Lehner
- Abt. für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, KHNO, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Eugen Zaretsky
- Abt. für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, KHNO, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Almut Goeze
- Abt. für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, KHNO, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Laura Wermter
- Abt. für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, KHNO, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Richard Birk
- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Andreas Neff
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Ingo Fisher
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Shahram Ghanaati
- Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt/Main, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Anna Daffner
- Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt/Main, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Robert Sader
- Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt/Main, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Christiane Hey
- Abt. für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, KHNO, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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