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SUBMITTER: Hu Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5058827 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Hu Qiongyuan Q Wang Gefei G Ren Jianan J Ren Huajian H Li Guanwei G Wu Xiuwen X Gu Guosheng G Li Ranran R Guo Kun K Deng Youming Y Li Yuan Y Hong Zhiwu Z Wu Lei L Li Jieshou J
Medicine 20160701 27
Recent studies have implied a prognostic value of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in postoperative septic complications of elective colorectal surgeries. However, the evaluation of PNI in contaminated surgeries for gastrointestinal (GI) fistula patients is lack of investigation. The purpose of this study was to explore the predictive value of PNI in surgical site infections (SSIs) for GI fistula patients undergoing bowel resections.A retrospective review of 290 GI patients who underwent i ...[more]