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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2025; 17(6): 101244
Published online Jun 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i6.101244
Published online Jun 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i6.101244
Perioperative nutritional support in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: Current views with an emphasis on prehabilitation efforts
John K Triantafillidis, Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, “Metropolitan General” Hospital, Holargos 15562, Attica, Greece
Author contributions: Triantafillidis JK designed and performed the research, analyzed data, and wrote the paper.
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Corresponding author: John K Triantafillidis, FEBG, Associate Professor, Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, “Metropolitan General” Hospital, 264 Mesogeion Avenue, Holargos 15562, Attica, Greece. jktrian@gmail.com
Received: September 8, 2024
Revised: January 21, 2025
Accepted: February 20, 2025
Published online: June 27, 2025
Processing time: 263 Days and 17.9 Hours
Revised: January 21, 2025
Accepted: February 20, 2025
Published online: June 27, 2025
Processing time: 263 Days and 17.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Perioperative nutritional support [enteral nutrition and immune enteral nutrition] and prehabilitation, i.e. the return to the presurgery level of physical fitness of patients undergoing major digestive surgery, is of paramount importance for the outcome of patients treated for benign or malignant gastrointestinal disorders with surgery as it can reduce the rate of postoperative complications and hospital stay. This strategy is increasingly applied in daily clinical practice. The scientific interest in the various parameters of the method is constantly increasing since it is a field of intensive scientific research, especially in developed countries.