Association of “Controlling Nutritional Status Index” and “Prognostic Nutritional Index” with intensive care unit survival in elderly patients

Conclusion Both CONUT and PNI indexes seems associated with survival but only CONUT score provides statistically significant prognostic information and may serve as a cost-effective nutritional assessment tool in elderly patients. Because this association did not retain its significance on multivariate analysis, the validity of this index in elderly patients should be further evaluated by prospective studies including larger samples.
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research