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September 5, 2025SurgeryOpen Access

Preoperative prognostic nutritional index and albumin levels are associated with cancer staging in patients undergoing gastrectomy

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WDWojciech DudzicSt Vincent Hospital NKNina KimiluGdańsk Medical University AKAleksandra KapałaNational Institute of Oncology

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Retrospective study shows low albumin and poor prognostic nutritional index are linked to advanced cancer staging, implying the need for better preoperative assessments.

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Low albumin levels are significantly associated with advanced cancer staging in patients undergoing gastrectomy.
A significant correlation exists between weight loss and prognostic nutritional index, indicating malnutrition's impact on cancer stage.
Multivariate analysis highlights the prognostic nutritional index as a strong factor for predicting cancer staging.
Systemic inflammation markers did not correlate with nutritional status, emphasizing specific focus on malnutrition in clinical assessments.

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Dudzic et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb5f586d6d5674bcd0395d https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2025.109659

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Retrospective study shows low albumin and poor prognostic nutritional index are linked to advanced cancer staging, implying the need for better preoperative assessments.

Preoperative prognostic nutritional index and albumin levels are associated with cancer staging in patients undergoing gastrectomy

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Preoperative prognostic nutritional index and albumin levels are associated with cancer staging in patients undergoing gastrectomy

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