Impact of the Nutritional Status on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Coronavirus Disease Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Ce dossier présente un ensemble d'articles concernant la prise en charge des cancers durant la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a critical and potentially fatal condition. The nutritional status affects the evolution and clinical outcome throughout the disease course among factors influencing the patient prognosis. In patients with cancer, the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is the preferred instrument for assessing the nutritional status. The aim of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to evaluate the impact of the nutritional status on the clinical outcome of patients with COVID-19 undergoing cancer treatment. We enrolled 52 patients with cancer under outpatient follow-up who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 during the cancer treatment course. The PG-SGA instrument revealed age (p?=?0.045) and nutritional status (p?=?0.042) before infection as the main risk factors of death from COVID-19. In addition, the risk of mortality due to COVID-19 increased with the degree of malnutrition. Twelve (23.1%) of the 52 patients showed no negative effects related to COVID-19, and age below 65?years was considered to be a protective factor.
Nutrition and Cancer , résumé, 2021