Geriatrics & gerontology international
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Sep 2019
Multicenter StudyGeriatric Nutritional Risk Index, a predictive assessment tool, for postoperative complications after abdominal surgery: A prospective multicenter cohort study.
Patients awaiting abdominal surgery are often malnourished, which puts them at a high risk of postoperative complications. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of preoperative nutritional status using the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) on postoperative complications and the course of recovery for patients undergoing abdominal surgery. ⋯ Malnutrition indicated by the GNRI might be predictive of postoperative complications after abdominal surgery and the delay of postoperative course. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 924-929.