Geriatric nutritional risk index as a prognostic marker for patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma receiving radical nephroureterectomy

Authors :: Li-Wen Chang
Sheng-Chun Hung
Chuan-Shu Chen
Jian-Ri Li
Kun-Yuan Chiu
Shian-Shiang Wang
Cheng-Kuang Yang
Kevin Lu
Cheng-Che Chen
Shu-Chi Wang
Chia-Yen Lin
Chen-Li Cheng
Yen-Chuan Ou
Shun-Fa Yang
Source :: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Nature Portfolio, 2023.
Abstract: Abstract To investigate the prognostic value of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) in patients with upper tract urothelial cell carcinoma (UTUC) receiving radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Between January 2001 and December 2015, we enrolled 488 patients with UTUC underwent RNU in Taichung Veterans General Hospital. GNRI before radical surgery was calculated based on serum albumin level and body mass index. The malnutritional status was defined as GNRI

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