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 predicts 1-year mortality in elderly patients undergoing curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a prospective study
Purpose One-year mortality is vital for elderly oncologic patients undergoing surgery . Recent studies have demonstrated that sarcopenia can predict outcomes after major abdominal surgeries , but the association of sarcopenia and 1-year mortality has never been investigated in a prospect i ve study . Methods We conducted a prospect i ve study of elderly patients ( ≥65 years ) who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer from July 2014 to July 2015 . Sarcopenia was determined by the measurements of muscle mass , h and grip strength , and gait speed . Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify the risk factors associated with 1-year mortality . Results A total of 173 patients were included , in which 52 ( 30.1 % ) patients were identified as having sarcopenia . Twenty-four ( 13.9 % ) patients died within 1 year of surgery . Multivariate analysis showed that sarcopenia was an independent risk factor for 1-year mortality . Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve demonstrated an increased predictive power for 1-year mortality with the inclusion of sarcopenia , from 0.835 to 0.868 . Solely low muscle mass was not predictive of 1-year mortality in the multivariate analysis . Conclusions Sarcopenia is predictive of 1-year mortality in elderly patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery . The measurement of muscle function is important for sarcopenia as a preoperative assessment tool
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 .