The preoperative prognostic nutrition index is a prognostic indicator for survival in elderly gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis
Takamasa Takahashi, Yuji Kaneoka, Atsuyuki Maeda, Yuichi Takayama, Yasuyuki Fukami, Masahito Uji
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePropensity score matchingInternal medicineMultivariate analysisGastrectomyCancerProportional hazards modelUnivariate analysisStage (stratigraphy)Receiver operating characteristicSurvival analysisGastroenterologySurgeryBiologyPaleontologyGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentInflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis