Prognostic significance of the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background In recent years, the clinical evidence of the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score has increased in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the association between the preoperative CONUT score and...

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Main Authors: Kosei Takagi, Piotr Domagala, Wojciech G. Polak, Stefan Buettner, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Jan N. M. Ijzermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0593-6