Impact of Body Mass Index and Sarcopenia on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Esophageal Cancer Surgery: An Observational Study.

Go Wun KimJae-Sik NamMohd Fitry Bin Zainal AbidinSeon-Ok KimJi-Hyun ChinEun-Ho LeeIn-Cheol Choi

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)

Compared with the overweight and no sarcopenia group, the underweight and the normal weight and sarcopenia groups were associated with worse short- and long-term outcomes.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
weight loss
community dwelling
physical activity
minimally invasive
weight gain
body mass index
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
surgical site infection
atrial fibrillation