Utility of three prognostic risk scores in predicting outcomes in elderly non-malignant patients after percutaneous gastrostomy

ConclusionsA scoring system such as “Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index” should be considered as a risk scoring system for predicting early and late mortality at gastrostomy and also assist in making decisions such as timing of gastrostomy procedure.
Source: The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research