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Medical records (age, gender, history of smoking, history of alcohol drinking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, viral hepatitis, and laboratory test results) were collected. The threshold for prolonged hospital stay was defined based on the third quartile (75th percentile) of length of hospital stay. The relationship between CONUT, PNI, and HALP and prolonged hospital stay was analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean hospital stay of patients was 11.0 (8.0, 14.0) days. There were 337 (72.3%) patients without prolonged hospital stay (&amp;lt;14.0 days) and 129 (27.7%) patients with prolonged hospital stay (\u226514.0 days). The proportion of moderate and severe grade malnutrition determined by CONUT score in patients with prolonged hospital stay was higher than patients without prolonged hospital stay (\n                      <jats:italic>p=<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.002). The levels of PNI (\n                      <jats:italic>p=<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.002) and HALP (\n                      <jats:italic>p=<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.003) in patients with prolonged hospital stay were higher than those in patients without prolonged hospital stay. Logistic regression analysis showed that CONUT moderate + severe malnutrition grade (odds ratio (OR): 1.634, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.067-2.503,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.024), low PNI (OR: 1.684, 95% CI: 1.108-2.561,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.015), and low HALP (OR: 1.666, 95% CI: 1.097-2.530,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.017) were independently associated with prolonged hospital stay.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Malnutrition defined by the CONUT, PNI, and HALP scores was significantly associated with the prolonged hospital stay in liver cancer patients who underwent interventional treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  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