Research Article

Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Volume: 27 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

Aim: Malnutrition is associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality in geriatric patients. This study investigated the prognostic value of geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in geriatric orthopedic trauma patients. Material and Methods: Geriatric (≥65 years old) patients followed in the surgical intensive care unit after orthopedic trauma surgery between June 2019 and June 2022 were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were classified into mortality and survivor groups. GNRI was calculated according to the ratio of serum albumin level and actual body weight to ideal body weight. PNI was obtained from serum albumin level and blood lymphocyte count. Results: The study included 371 patients. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) IV status was significantly higher in the mortality group (p<0.001). Mean BMI, albumin, lymphocyte levels, PNI, and GNRI were significantly lower in the mortality group (p=0.009, p=0.008, p=0.030, p=0.001, and p=0.003, respectively). While the median Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score was significantly lower, the median acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE)-II score and median injury severity score (ISS) were significantly higher in the mortality group (p<0.001 for all). Regression analysis revealed that ASA IV status, APACHE-II score, and ISS were independent predictors of mortality. In ROC curve analysis, the area under the curve (AUC) for GNRI was 0.660 (95% CI, 0.553-0.768), and the AUC for PNI was 0.654 (95% CI, 0.566-0.743). Conclusion: In geriatric orthopedic trauma patients, nutritional scores GNRI and PNI help predict in-hospital mortality. Although their prognostic values are not high, they are similar.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

January 31, 2025

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

September 14, 2024

Acceptance Date

January 4, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 27 Number: 1

APA
Arslan, K., & Şahin, A. S. (2025). Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Duzce Medical Journal, 27(1), 11-16. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.1549923
AMA
1.Arslan K, Şahin AS. Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Duzce Med J. 2025;27(1):11-16. doi:10.18678/dtfd.1549923
Chicago
Arslan, Kadir, and Ayça Sultan Şahin. 2025. “Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit”. Duzce Medical Journal 27 (1): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.1549923.
EndNote
Arslan K, Şahin AS (April 1, 2025) Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Duzce Medical Journal 27 1 11–16.
IEEE
[1]K. Arslan and A. S. Şahin, “Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit”, Duzce Med J, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 11–16, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.18678/dtfd.1549923.
ISNAD
Arslan, Kadir - Şahin, Ayça Sultan. “Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit”. Duzce Medical Journal 27/1 (April 1, 2025): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.1549923.
JAMA
1.Arslan K, Şahin AS. Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Duzce Med J. 2025;27:11–16.
MLA
Arslan, Kadir, and Ayça Sultan Şahin. “Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit”. Duzce Medical Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 11-16, doi:10.18678/dtfd.1549923.
Vancouver
1.Kadir Arslan, Ayça Sultan Şahin. Prognostic Value of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Duzce Med J. 2025 Apr. 1;27(1):11-6. doi:10.18678/dtfd.1549923

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