PubMed · 2008 · 12 citations · 0 references
MedicineNutritionOncologyClinical NutritionGastrointestinal OncologySurgical OncologyColorectal CancerEsophageal CancerGastrointestinal Cancer SurgeryNutrition During Cancer CareNutrition In Gastrointestinal SurgeryOncology NutritionNutrition For Gastrointestinal CancerNutritional Assessment In CancerNutritional ComplicationsNutritional Risk StratificationNutritional Screening ToolsNutritional Support After EsophagectomyPrognostic Index DevelopmentSurgical Nutrition Support
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the role of the prognostic nutritional index reported by Onodera (Onodera's PNI) in patients with gastrointestinal cancer regarding the occurrence of postoperative complications. METHOD: Subjects were 324 patients (42 with esophageal cancer, 107 with gastric cancer, and 175 with colon cancer). We classified them into the high risk group (< or = 40) and the non-high risk group (> 40) according to Onodera's PNI. We evaluated the rate of the occurrence of postoperative complications between the high risk group and the non-high risk group. RESULT: The rate of postoperative complications occurring in the high risk group was higher than that of the non-high risk group (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: Onodera's PNI is useful for patients with gastrointestinal cancer regarding the occurrence of postoperative complications.