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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2025; 17(7): 105286
Published online Jul 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i7.105286
Nutritional risk index in hepatitis B virus-related liver cancer: Infection prediction and prognosis
Xue-Zhen Zhai, Meng-Yun Dong, Yi-Fan Ding, Ting-Ting Luo
Xue-Zhen Zhai, Meng-Yun Dong, Yi-Fan Ding, Ting-Ting Luo, Department of Infectious Disease, The Fifth People's Hospital of Huai’an, Huai’an 223001, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Zhai XZ designed the study; Zhai XZ, Dong MY, Ding YF, and Luo TT contributed to the review of the manuscript; Zhai XZ was involved in data collection and manuscript preparation; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of The Fifth People's Hospital of Huai’an.
Informed consent statement: Signed informed consent was obtained from all participants and their legal guardians.
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: Ting-Ting Luo, PhD, Department of Infectious Disease, The Fifth People's Hospital of Huai’an, No. 1 Huaihe East Road, Huaiyin District, Huai’an 223001, Jiangsu Province, China. ltt15152836232@163.com
Received: April 18, 2025
Revised: May 11, 2025
Accepted: June 16, 2025
Published online: July 15, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The nutritional risk index is closely related to postoperative surgical site infections in patients with hepatitis B virus-related primary liver cancer and can be used for infection prediction and prognostic assessment.