Effect of MDT-based nutritional management mode in perioperative nutritional management of gastric cancer patients

To investigate the effect of multidisciplinary team (MDT)-based nutritional management approach on the perioperative nutrition care of gastric cancer patients. A total of 120 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer from November 2021 to October 2023 were retrospectively enrolled. The participants were divided into two groups: the control group (n = 60), comprising patients who underwent surgery from November 2021 to October 2022, and the observation group (n = 60), including patients who had their surgery from November 2022 to October 2023. While the control group received standard care, the observation group was administered an MDT-based nutritional management protocol in addition to the standard care. Perioperative nutritional status, postoperative gastrointestinal function parameters, gastrointestinal feeding intolerance and quality of life were compared between the two groups. Results indicated a marked improvement in the perioperative nutritional status, postoperative gastrointestinal function, and quality of life in the observation group compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the incidence rate of gastrointestinal feeding intolerance in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group, with the differences achieving statistical significance (p < 0.05). The findings suggest that the MDT nutrition management mode can improve the nutritional status of patients, promote the rehabilitation of gastrointestinal function and quality of life, and reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal feeding intolerance, which is worthy of promotion in clinical practice.