Conclusion The prevalence of sarcopenia depends mostly on the diagnostic cut-off points of different criteria .
Preoperative sarcopenia is a risk factor for both long-term and short-term outcomes
Background The impact of sarcopenia on the outcome of gastrointestinal ( GI ) oncological patients is still controversial .
We aim to discuss the prevalence of sarcopenia and its relation to the oncological outcome .
Sarcopenia: a new predictor of postoperative complications for elderly gastric cancer patients who underwent radical gastrectomy.
BACKGROUND A geriatric assessment is needed to identify high-risk elderly patients with gastric cancer . However , the current geriatric assessment has been considered to be either time-consuming or subjective . The present study aim ed to investigate the predictive effect of sarcopenia on the postoperative complications for elderly patients who underwent radical gastrectomy . MATERIAL S AND METHODS We conducted a prospect i ve study of patients who underwent radical gastrectomy from August 2014 to December 2015 .  Computed tomography-assessed lumbar skeletal muscle , h and grip strength , and gait speed were measured to define sarcopenia . RESULTS Sarcopenia was present in 69 of 240 patients ( 28.8 % ) and was associated with lower body mass index , lower serum albumin , lower hemoglobin , and higher nutritional risk screening 2002 scores . Postoperative complications significantly increased in the sarcopenic patients ( 49.3 % versus 24.6 % , P < 0.001 ) , compared with nonsarcopenic patients . The multivariate analysis demonstrated that sarcopenia ( odds ratio : 2.959 , 95 % CI : 1.629 - 5.373 , P < 0.001 ) and the Charlson comorbidity index ≥2 ( odds ratio : 3.357 , 95 % CI : 1.144 - 9.848 , P = 0.027 ) were independent risk factors for postoperative complications . CONCLUSIONS Sarcopenia , presented as a new geriatric assessment factor , was a strong and independent risk factor for postoperative complications of elderly patients with gastric cancer
Conclusion The prevalence of sarcopenia depends mostly on the diagnostic cut-off points of different criteria .
Preoperative sarcopenia is a risk factor for both long-term and short-term outcomes
Background The impact of sarcopenia on the outcome of gastrointestinal ( GI ) oncological patients is still controversial .
We aim to discuss the prevalence of sarcopenia and its relation to the oncological outcome .