Predictive value of postoperative prognostic nutritional index trajectory for mortality outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a retrospective cohort study

BackgroundThe prognostic nutritional index (PNI) has been widely used as a nutritional metric in patients undergoing cardiac surgery because of its ability to incorporate both nutritional and inflammatory statuses. However, while preoperative PNI is well-known for its predictability of outcomes afte...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Nutrition
Main Authors:	Myung Il Bae, Jae-Kwang Shim, Hye Sun Lee, Soyoung Jeon, Young-Lan Kwak
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Subjects:	prognostic nutritional index (PNI) objective nutritional index off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) trajectory analysis malnutrition
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1530651/full