Background 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 …

Introduction Sarcopenia has drawn considerable attention as a predictor of postoperative
risk, although the relationship between sarcopenia and postoperative risk is contentious …

Background Individualised risk prediction is crucial if targeted pre-operative risk reduction
strategies are to be deployed effectively. Radiologically determined sarcopenia has been …

Abstracts Objectives To investigate the effect of sarcopenia on postoperative mortality in
patients undergoing emergency abdominal procedures and to compare postoperative …

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate sarcopenia as a predictor of postoperative
risk of major and total complications after surgery for gastrointestinal cancer. Background …

Background Although sarcopenia has been identified as a predictor of poor, postoperative,
clinical outcomes, the financial impact of sarcopenia remains undetermined. We sought to …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients
without nutritional risk and the association between sarcopenia and postoperative outcomes …

Purpose The impact of preoperative sarcopenia on postoperative complications and overall
survival has been recently debated. Our meta-analysis aims to ascertain whether …

Background Sarcopenia is a surrogate marker for malnutrition and frailty, which has been
linked to higher complication rates and prolonged length of stay (LOS) after surgery. The …

Background While emergency laparotomy has been associated with high rates of
postoperative mortality and adverse events, preoperative systematic evaluation of patients …