Low skeletal muscle mass and postoperative morbidity in surgical oncology: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract Background Sarcopenia might function as an indicator for frailty, and as such as a risk factor for the development of postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to meta‐analyse the relation between preoperative sarcopenia and the development of severe postoperative complications...

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Main Authors: Linda B.M. Weerink, Anouk van derHoorn, Barbara L. vanLeeuwen, Geertruida H. deBock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12529