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This study aimed to investigate the optimal timing for assessing PNI before LT.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed 140 brain-dead LT recipients (2015\u20132023) in this study. The PNI was calculated at the time of transplant listing and immediately before LT. Using a cutoff value of 45, the patients were classified into high\/low PNI groups and compared for overall survival. Changes in the PNI trajectories were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Multivariable analyses showed that a low PNI independently predicted mortality at listing (hazard ratio [HR], 2.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44\u20135.53;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003) and before LT (HR, 2.44; 95% CI, 1.25\u20134.77;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009). Patients with a persistently low PNI had a worse survival than those with a persistently high PNI (HR, 3.58; 95% CI, 1.62\u20137.91;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002), whereas an improvement in the PNI after listing was not significantly associated with survival.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PNI at both time points significantly predicted post-transplant outcomes. 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