A frequent complication in liver cirrhosis is malnutrition, which is associated with the
progression of liver failure, and with a higher rate of complications including infections …

Background Body composition plays an important role in predicting treatment outcomes in
adults with cancer. Using existing computed tomographic (CT) cross-sectional imaging and …

An awareness of the importance of nutritional status in hospital settings began more than 40
years ago. Much has been learned since and has altered care. For the past 40 years several …

Background & aims To assess the prevalence of sarcopenia before cancer treatment and its
predictive value during the treatment. Methods We searched MEDLINE via PubMed for …

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 …

Currently, the association between sarcopenia and long-term prognosis after gastric cancer
surgery has not been investigated. Moreover, the association between sarcopenia and …

Sarcopenia has recently emerged as a new condition that, independently from malnutrition,
may adversely affect the prognosis of cancer patients. Purpose of this narrative review is to …

It has frequently been shown that patients with cancer are one of the largest hospital patient
groups with a prevalence for malnutrition. Weight loss is a frequent manifestation of …

Cancer cachexia (ie, skeletal muscle wasting with or without fat loss) relates to several
adverse outcomes. Computed tomography (CT) cross-sectional images serve as an efficient …

Background Skeletal muscle depletion (sarcopenia) is closely associated with limited
physical ability and high mortality. This study was performed to evaluate the prognostic …