Open Access<p>Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score Is A Predictor Of Post-Operative Outcomes In Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Curative Gastrectomy: A Prospective Study</p>
Author(s) -
Yueyue Huang,
Yueyue Huang,
Mingdong Lu,
Weijian Sun,
Xia Sun,
Xiao Chen,
Liyi Li,
Arvine Chandoo,
Leping Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s233872
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , cancer , gastroenterology , multivariate analysis , body mass index , surgery
The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is a recently developed measure that is calculated using the serum albumin level, total cholesterol level, and lymphocyte counts. The aim of this study was to examine whether the CONUT score can predict post-operative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing curative gastrectomy.