TY - JOUR T1 - The Preoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index Predicts the Development of Deep Venous Thrombosis After Pancreatic Surgery JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 2297 LP - 2301 DO - 10.21873/anticanres.14195 VL - 40 IS - 4 AU - TOMOHIRO IGUCHI AU - KEISHI SUGIMACHI AU - YOHEI MANO AU - MIHOKO KONO AU - MASAKI KAGAWA AU - TOMONORI NAKANOKO AU - HIDEO UEHARA AU - MASAHIKO SUGIYAMA AU - MITSUHIKO OTA AU - MASAHIKO IKEBE AU - MASARU MORITA AU - YASUSHI TOH Y1 - 2020/04/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/40/4/2297.abstract N2 - Background/Aim: Pancreatic surgery is associated with a high risk of developing deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and malnutrition. We aimed to evaluate the factors predicting the development of DVT, focusing on nutrition assessment tools. Patients and Methods: One hundred patients who underwent pancreatic surgery were postoperatively examined for DVT. We assessed the risk factors for the development of DVT after surgery. Results: Postoperative DVT was detected in 11 patients (11%). Patients who developed DVT after surgery were significantly older (p=0.016) and had higher preoperative D-dimer levels (p=0.005) than those who did not. The preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) was mostly associated with the development of DVT (p=0.079). Furthermore, PNI ≤44.3, BUN >20 mg/dl, D-dimer ≥1.9 μg/ml were independent predictors for the development of DVT after surgery. Conclusion: A poor nutrition status and dehydration should be preoperatively improved for patients who are identified, as having a high risk of developing DVT after pancreatic surgery. ER -