Body composition predictors of mortality in patients undergoing surgery for long bone metastases.

Olivier Quinten GrootMichiel E R BongersColleen G BucklessPeter K TwiningNeal D KapoorStein Jasper JanssenJoseph H SchwabMartin TorrianiMiriam A Bredella

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)

The presence of sarcopenia assessed by CT is predictive of 90-day and 1-year mortality in patients undergoing surgery for long-bone metastases. This body composition measurement can be used as novel imaging biomarker supplementing existing prognostic tools to optimize patient selection for surgery and improve shared decision making.

Keyphrases

body composition
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
resistance training
bone mineral density
surgical site infection
cardiovascular events
high resolution
case report
cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle
magnetic resonance
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation