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- Title
Predicting Postoperative Events in Patients With Gastric Cancer: A Comparison of Five Nutrition Assessment Tools.
- Authors
SHUN-WEN HSUEH; KENG-HAO LIU; CHIA-YEN HUNG; CHUN-YI TSAI; JUN-TE HSU; NGAN-MING TSANG; HSUEH, WILLIAM HARRISON; CHIEH YANG; WEN-CHI CHOU
- Abstract
Background/Aim: We compared the adequacy of five nutrition assessment tools with respect to their predictive value in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (GC) receiving radical surgery. Patients and Methods: Five nutrition assessment tools–Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), malnutritional universal screening tool (MUST), nutritional risk screening, patient generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI)–were assessed preoperatively for stage III GC patients. The correlation between postoperative events and nutritional status was further analyzed. Results: Most of the nutritional tools accurately predicted length of hospital stay and grade 3 or higher surgical complications, while only the GPS correlated with 30-day readmission and surgical complications. The PG-SGA performed the poorest among the five tools and failed to predict any postoperative event. Conclusion: The application of GPS is recommended as a prognostic index for patients with locally advanced GC prior to radical surgery.
- Subjects
STOMACH cancer; ONCOLOGIC surgery; MEDICAL screening; PATIENT readmissions; LENGTH of stay in hospitals
- Publication
In Vivo, 2020, Vol 34, Issue 5, p2803
- ISSN
0258-851X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21873/invivo.12106