The Glasgow Prognostic Score Before Curative Resection May Predict Postoperative Complications in Patients with Gastric Cancer.

Yota ShimodaHirohito FujikawaKeisuke KomoriHayato WatanabeKosuke TakahashiKazuki KanoTakanobu YamadaManabu ShiozawaSoichiro MorinagaKenji KatsumataAkihiko TsuchidaTakashi OgataTakashi Oshima

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2021)

The preoperative GPS may be a useful predictive factor for postoperative complications in patients with stage II/III GC. Being aware of the risk of complications after surgery as indicated by the GPS before surgery may promote safe and minimally invasive surgery that we expect will improve outcomes in patients with a GPS of 1 or 2.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
risk factors
rectal cancer
adipose tissue
acute coronary syndrome
insulin resistance