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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2025; 17(7): 106341
Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.106341
Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.106341
Effect of graded nutritional intervention on elderly colorectal cancer patients’ postop status
Sha-Sha Ni, Yan Du, Department of General Surgery Three, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Ni SS collected the data; Du Y designed the research; Ni SS and Du Y analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, approval No. (2020) 076.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yan Du, Nurse-in-charge, Department of General Surgery Three, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No. 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China. duyan3963@163.com
Received: April 1, 2025
Revised: April 26, 2025
Accepted: June 6, 2025
Published online: July 27, 2025
Processing time: 113 Days and 2.7 Hours
Revised: April 26, 2025
Accepted: June 6, 2025
Published online: July 27, 2025
Processing time: 113 Days and 2.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: A total of 135 elderly colorectal cancer patients subjected to radical resection at our hospital between September 2022 and December 2024 were involved in the retrospective study. In this research, comparisons were made regarding clinical indicators, nutritional status, quality of life, immune function, inflammatory factor levels, and the incidence of complications between the two groups. Results showed geriatric nutritional risk index - based graded nutritional intervention improved clinical indicators, nutrition, and quality of life, promoted immune recovery, alleviated inflammation, reduced complications, confirming its reliability as a postoperative strategy.