Abstract:

Objective To observe the application eff ect of the mini-nutritional assessment short-form (MNA-SF) in elderly patients during the perioperative period. Method 100 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer at Yangjiang People's Hospital from July 2022 to October 2023 were selected. The selected patients were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group, with 50 patients in each group. All patients in the experimental group underwent MNA-SF nutritional risk screening within 24 hours of admission, and patients at risk of malnutrition were given enteral and parenteral nutrition interventions before surgery. All patients in the control group were screened for nutritional risks using the nutritional risk screening 2002(NRS2002) within 24 hours of admission. Patients at risk of malnutrition were given enteral and parenteral nutrition interventions before surgery. Compare the positive rate of nutritional risk screening and postoperative recovery status between two groups of patients. Result The positive detection rate of nutritional risk screening in the experimental group of elderly patients was higher than that in the control group, and the diff erence was signifi cant (P ＜ 0.05). The experimental group had a shorter postoperative time to get out of bed, wound healing time, and hospitalization time compared to the control group, and a lower incidence of postoperative complications, with signifi cant diff erences (P ＜ 0.05). Conclusion MNA-SF provides a simple and comprehensive assessment framework, which helps to detect nutritional problems in elderly patients early and intervene early, promoting patient recovery.

Key words: Mini-nutritional assessment short-form, Perioperative period, Elderly patients, Nutritional risk