Open AccessProspective study to evaluate the prognostic value of different nutritional assessment scores in liver surgery: NURIMAS Liver (DRKS00006340)
Author(s) -
Pascal Probst,
Juri Fuchs,
Michael P. Schön,
Georgios Polychronidis,
Christos Stravodimos,
Arianeb Mehrabi,
Markus K. Diener,
Philipp Knebel,
Markus W. Büchler,
Katrin Hoffmann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-389X
pISSN - 2304-3881
DOI - 10.21037/hbsn.2019.06.11
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , logistic regression , complication , elective surgery , prospective cohort study , population , multivariate analysis , surgery , environmental health
Malnutrition is recognised as a preoperative risk factor for patients undergoing hepatic resection. It is important to identify malnourished patients and take preventive therapeutic action before surgery. However, there is no evidence regarding which existing nutritional assessment score (NAS) is best suited to predict outcomes of liver surgery.
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