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ArticleEsophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society2022

Survival impact of perioperative changes in prognostic nutritional index levels after esophagectomy.

Ryoma Haneda, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, Sanshiro Kawata, Junko Honke, Wataru Soneda, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Morita, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Kinji Kamiya, Hiroya Takeuchi

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  1. Trajectories of postoperative nutritional risk changes in patients with oesophageal cancer and their relationship with symptom recovery-a multicentre longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  5. Clinical impact of diarrhea during enteral feeding after esophagectomy.International journal of clinical oncology · 2024
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  7. Nutrition management by a multidisciplinary team for prevention of nutritional deficits and morbidity following esophagectomy.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2023
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Ryoma HanedaDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Yoshihiro HiramatsuDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan. hiramatu@hama-med.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-1448-1610
Sanshiro KawataDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Junko HonkeDepartment of Perioperative Functioning Care and Support, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan.
Wataru SonedaDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Tomohiro MatsumotoDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Yoshifumi MoritaDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hirotoshi KikuchiDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Kinji KamiyaDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hiroya TakeuchiDepartment of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundThe correlation between perioperative changes in nutritional status during esophagectomy and prognosis remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of changes in prognostic nutritional index levels during the perioperative period on esophageal cancer patient survivals.

methodsFrom January 2009 to May 2019, 158 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were enrolled. From the time-dependent ROC analysis, the cutoff values of preoperative and postoperative prognostic nutritional index levels were 46.9 and 40.9. Patients were divided into preoperative-high group (Group H) and preoperative-low group (Group L). Then, patients in Group L were divided into preoperative-low and postoperative-high group (Group L-H) and preoperative-low and postoperative-low group (Group L-L). Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors were evaluated.

resultsPatients in Group L had significantly worse overall survival than those in Group H (p = 0.001). Patients in Group L-L had significantly worse overall survival than those in Group L-H (p = 0.023). However, there was no significant difference in overall survival between Groups H and L-H (p = 0.224). In multivariable analysis, advanced pathological stage (hazard ratio 10.947, 95% confidence interval 2.590-46.268, p = 0.001) and Group L-L (hazard ratio 2.171, 95% confidence interval 1.249-3.775, p = 0.006) were independent predictors of poor overall survival.

conclusionsPatients in Group L-H had a good prognosis, similar to those in Group H. This result indicated that increasing the postoperative prognostic nutritional index level sufficiently using various intensive perioperative support methods could improve prognosis after esophagectomy in patients with poor preoperative nutritional status.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaEsophagectomyHumansNutrition AssessmentPrognosisRetrospective StudiesEsophageal cancerEsophagectomyPrognostic nutritional index

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