Significance of Preoperative Modified Nutritional Risk Index in Patients With Gastric Cancer After Curative Resection

Abstract

Background/Aim: A new modified nutritional risk index (mNRI), calculated using serum albumin (g/l)+body mass index (BMI) [weight (kg_/height 2 (m 2 )], is a good predictor of postoperative complications and cancer survival. However, no study has used this index in patients with gastric cancer (GC). Therefore, we aimed to