Controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score as a preoperative risk assessment index for older patients with colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Assessment of preoperative general condition to predict postoperative outcomes is important, particularly in older patients who typically suffer from various comorbidities and exhibit impaired functional status. In addition to various indices such as Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), National Institute on Aging and National Cancer Institute Comorbidity Index (NIA/NCI), Adult Comorbidity Evaluation-27 (ACE-27), and American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification (ASA-PS), controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score is recently gaining attention as a tool to evaluate the general condition of patients from a nutritional perspective. However, the utility of these indices in older patients with colorectal cancer has not been compared. METHODS:The study populatio

SUBMITTER: Ahiko Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6833132 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature