Three different computed tomography obesity indices, two standard methods, and one novel measurement, and their association with outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery.
Erik FrostbergMalene Roland Vils PedersenYavar ManhoobiHans B RahrSøren R RafaelsenPublished in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2020)
The novel measurement of the thickness of SAT in a preoperative setting before elective CRC surgery cannot predict either postoperative complications or overall survival; the other obesity indices had better predictive features.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- computed tomography
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- patients undergoing
- high fat diet induced
- weight gain
- surgical site infection
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- physical activity
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation