Role of Sarcopenia in Predicting the Postoperative Morbidity and Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery for Gastric Cancer

Role of Sarcopenia in Predicting the Postoperative Morbidity and Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery for Gastric Cancer

Purpose of Study This study was done to assess the effect of sarcopenia and other risk factors on the postoperative morbidity and perioperative mortality of patients undergoing elective surgery for gastric cancer. Methods This was a prospective cohort study comprising a single group of patients unde...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of gastrointestinal cancer 2022-12, Vol.53 (4), p.939-947
Hauptverfasser: Sinduja, Ramanan, Anandhi, Amaranathan, Sureshkumar, Sathasivam, Barathi, Deepak, Mahalakshmy, Thulasingam, Kate, Vikram
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Sprache:eng
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Cancer Research
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Original Research
Radiotherapy
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose of Study This study was done to assess the effect of sarcopenia and other risk factors on the postoperative morbidity and perioperative mortality of patients undergoing elective surgery for gastric cancer. Methods This was a prospective cohort study comprising a single group of patients undergoing elective surgery for gastric cancer carried out in a tertiary care center in India. Patients diagnosed with gastric cancer underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography preoperatively. Patients were considered sarcopenic when their skeletal muscle index (SMI) was 
ISSN:1941-6628
1941-6636
DOI:10.1007/s12029-021-00715-w