Impact of perioperative prognostic nutritional index changes on the survival of patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer.
Kyota TatsutaMayu SakataTadahiro KojimaToshiya AkaiMikihiro ShimizuYoshifumi MoritaHirotoshi KikuchiYoshihiro HiramatsuKiyotaka KurachiHiroya TakeuchiPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2024)
Patients with pStage II/III colorectal cancer who demonstrate a lower postoperative PNI levels compared to preoperative had poorer overall survival and recurrence-free survival. Perioperative PNI changes can serve as useful biomarkers for predicting survival and recurrence.