Is an elevated preoperative plasma fibrinogen level associated with poor overall survival in Chinese gastric cancer patients?
Elevated preoperative plasma fibrinogen was independently associated with poor prognosis and may serve as a clinically useful biomarker for risk assessment and treatment choice in Chinese gastric cancer patients.
The results of the present study suggest that the 6-min walking test is not a useful tool to identify subjects with increased risk of developing PPC following UAS.