Sarcopenia and major complications in patients undergoing oncologic colon surgery

• Main Authors: Michael Schneider (Author), Martin Hübner (Author), Fabio Becce (Author), Joachim Koerfer (Author), Jean‐Aibert Collinot (Author), Nicolas Demartines (Author), Dieter Hahnloser (Author), Fabian Grass (Author), David Martin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract 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 study aim was to assess the correlation between computed tomography (CT)‐based sarcopenia and short‐term clinica...