Key results indicate that preoperative systemic inflammatory markers and scoring systems significantly impact early postoperative complications and mortality in colorectal cancer patients. Specifically, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and various prognostic scores, including the modified Glasgow prognostic score and the prognostic nutritional index, were linked with 30-day mortality (p < 0.001 for several measures). These findings underscore the importance of assessing systemic inflammation and nutrition to forecast patient outcomes after surgery.
Journal Article by Akgul C, Colapkulu-Akgul N and Gunes A in Ann Ital Chir