Variability of Nutritional Practices in Peritransplant Period after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Survey By the Complications and Quality of Life Working Party of the EBMT

Background: Malnutrition after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can occur rapidly in the absence of nutritional support and may have a negative impact on mortality and morbidity as well as serious long-term effects. The nutritional care process in the transplant setting is dynamic, consisting of screening, assessment, development of a nutritional care plan, monitoring and follow up. It needs a multidisciplinary approach, education and patient/care giver's compliance. Following the general policy of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) to aim at standardizing transplantation procedures, the Complications and Quality of Life Working Party and Nursing Research Group have carried out a survey among EBMT centers about their current nutritional practices.