Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Combination of pre‐existing malnutrition (often due to the surgical pathology itself), a period of acute starvation prior to surgery and the metabolic responses to surgery makes surgical patients candidates for early nutritional intervention. Up‐40% of all patients are undernourished at admission to Hospital, half of which goes unrecognized, Two‐thirds of all patients will lose weight during hospitalization. Numerous surveys have highlighted deficiencies in the knowledge based on topics related to nutritional support amongst hospital physicians and other healthcare workers, there is limited data on surgeons. The study was conducted among residents of general surgery department at hospitals attached to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore. Responses were assessed after obtaining clearance from the institutional ethical committee. Data collected was entered into Google sheets. Analysed using SPSS software, ver. 20.0. 67% of participants agreed that they had adequate knowledge to identify patients at risk of malnutrition. Whereas only 34% could answer regarding the MUST for adults. Only half of the participants agreed that they were able to calculate the energy needs of their patients. Almost all the participants agreed that training in nutritional therapy would be invaluable.
How to cite this article:
Mohammed Muzamil Pasha, Hanim Mohammed Ridwan and N.M. Srinivas. A Study on Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Surgical Residents Towards Nutritional Support.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.6.58.61
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