The utility of geriatric nutritional risk index to predict outcomes in chronic limb-threatening ischemia.

Jun LiShilpkumar AroraKuniyasu IkeokaJustin SmithSiddhartha DashStephen KimuraHaytham MouslyTarek A HammadVikram KashyapMehdi H Shishehbor

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)

Our single-center, retrospective evaluation of GNRI (as a surrogate for frailty) correlated with increased risks of MALE, mortality, and major amputation. Future directions should focus not only on the recognition of these patients, but risk-factor modification to optimize long-term outcomes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
lower limb
coronary artery disease
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
weight loss
hip fracture
patient reported
community dwelling