The impact of properly diagnosed sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Leonardo Zumerkorn PipekCarlos Guilherme BaptistaRafaela Farias Vidigal NascimentoJoão Victor TabaMilena Oliveira SuzukiFernanda Sayuri do NascimentoDiego Ramos MartinesFernanda NiiLeandro Ryuchi IuamotoLuiz Augusto Carneiro-D'AlbuquerqueAlberto MeyerWellington AndrausPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Sarcopenia, when properly diagnosed, is associated with an increase in late postoperative complications, as well as an increase in the number of postoperative hospital readmissions for various types of gastrointestinal surgery. We believe that any preoperative evaluation should include, in a patient at risk, tests for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and appropriate procedures to reduce its impact on the patient's health.