Does preoperative prognostic nutrition index predict surgical site infection after spine surgery?
Hiroki UshirozakoTomohiko HasegawaYu YamatoGo YoshidaTatsuya YasudaTomohiro BannoHideyuki ArimaShin OeYuki MiharaTomohiro YamadaKoichiro IdeYuh WatanabeKeichi NakaiTakaaki ImadaYukihiro MatsuyamaPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
Lower preoperative PNI was found to be a risk factor for SSI after spine surgery. Patients with lower preoperative PNI values should be cautioned about the risk of SSI and provide adequate informed consent.