Open AccessPrediction of Post-operative Survival of Colorectal Cancer Patient By Using the Prognostic Nutritional Index: An Evidence-Based Case Report
Author(s) -
Nurul Ratna Mutu Manikam,
Yosua Yan Kristian,
Luana Lidwina,
Ayu Diandra Sari,
Diana Sunardi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world nutrition journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2580-7013
DOI - 10.25220/wnj.v02.i2.0005
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , overall survival , oncology , inclusion and exclusion criteria , cancer , survival analysis , survival rate , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Background: Colorectal cancer patients may be treated with several modalities and one of them is surgical treatment. Surgery in cancer patients is risky procedure and may not always resulted in prolonged survival. Therefore, before receiving any recommended treatment, the patient’s prognosis has to be assessed and defined properly. Several methods are available to assess the prognosis of cancer patients; one of them is the prognostic nutritional index (PNI).Objective: This study aimed to predict the survival of a colorectal cancer patient post-operatively by calculating the pre-operative PNI score.Method: Literature searching was done using inclusion and exclusion criteria on two databases, i.e. the PubMed and the Cochrane Library. The outcome was survival (disease-free survival, relapse-free survival, or overall survival).Results: Five articles that address the clinical question were retrieved. All indicated that a patient with low PNI score ( 44.5 had better survival than lower PNI score.