Progress of prognostic nutritional index in prognostic assessment after radical resection of colorectal cancer / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is an immune-nutritional index that contains both albumin and lymphocytes. The use of PNI to investigate the nutritional and immune status of patients before surgery to predict postoperative complications, prognosis and recurrence of colorectal cancer has important clinical significances. This review summarizes the application value of PNI in prognostic assessment after radical resection of colorectal cancer.