Do nutritional assessment tools (PNI, CONUT, GNRI) predict adverse events after spinal surgeries? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhi Huang,
Hanbo Wang,
Yifeng Da
et al.
Abstract:Background
Nutritional assessment tools are used to predict outcomes in cancer. However, their utility in patients undergoing spinal surgery is unclear. This review examined if prognostic nutritional index (PNI), controlling nutritional status (CONUT), and geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) can predict adverse events after spinal surgeries.
Methods
PubMed, CENTRAL, Scopus, and Embase were screened by two reviewers for relevant studies up to 26… Show more
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