A higher prognostic nutritional index is inversely associated with the need for renal replacement therapy in elderly critically Ill surgical patients
In geriatric surgical patients (≥ 65 years) presenting with critical illness, an elevated PNI demonstrated an inverse correlation with the need for RRT.
Authors
- Xiaolin Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1610-4723)
- Chongjian Zhang
- Rui Bao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8159-5269)
- H. H. He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5963-4281)
- Qi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-2498)
- Simin Li
- Qin-ping Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3399-1819)
- Dandong Luo
Institutions
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-03240-w
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00