The impact of properly diagnosed sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The impact of properly diagnosed sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass combined with loss of muscle strength, with or without loss of muscle performance. The use of this parameter as a risk factor for complications after surgery is not currently used. This meta-analysis aims to assess the i...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Zumerkorn Pipek, Carlos Guilherme Baptista, Rafaela Farias Vidigal Nascimento, João Victor Taba, Milena Oliveira Suzuki, Fernanda Sayuri do Nascimento, Diego Ramos Martines, Fernanda Nii, Leandro Ryuchi Iuamoto, Luiz Augusto Carneiro-D'Albuquerque, Alberto Meyer, Wellington Andraus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237740

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