The Impact of Preoperative Low Body Mass Index on Postoperative Complications and Long-term Survival Outcomes in Gastric Cancer Patients.

Published in: Journal of gastric cancer (2018)

Preoperative low BMI in patients with gastric cancer adversely affects survival among those with stage I/II disease and increases the severe postoperative complication rate among those with stage III/IV disease.

Keyphrases

body mass index
patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
weight gain
prognostic factors
physical activity
early onset
type diabetes
patient reported
weight loss
drug induced