Comparative analysis of the prognostic utility of preoperative nutritional parameters in patients with resectable esophageal carcinoma.

Masayuki UrabeMasaki UenoYusuke OgawaAkikazu YagoHayato ShimoyamaAya HondaYu OhkuraShusuke HarutaHarushi Udagawa

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2020)

Preoperative transthyretin, as a continuous variable, independently predicted both OS and CSS in resectable EC patients, appearing to be the best prognosticator among conventional nutrition-related parameters.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
locally advanced
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
liver metastases
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
rectal cancer
drug induced