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Role of Prognostic Nutritional Index in patients with gastric cancer: a meta-analysis
Sui H Wang1, Shu T Zhai, Hui Lin
1Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China - 470982689@qq.com.
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to determine the role of Prognostic Nutritional Index in predicting gastric cancer.
Evidence Acquisition:
Studies were searched in PubMed, EMBASE and ISI Web of Science. The hazard ratios and 95% confidence interval for survival estimate were extracted from the articles and the pooled HR was computed.
Evidence Synthesis:
Nine studies with 3203 participants met the inclusion criteria. Low PNI was associated with poor overall survival (pooled HR 1.92, 95% CI: 1.68-2.19).
Conclusions:
Prognostic Nutritional Index was an effective indicator for the prognosis of gastric cancer.
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