Sarcopenia 'made simple' and outcomes from emergency laparotomy.
Yan Joyce MingPeter HowleyMerran HolmesJonathan GaniPeter PockneyPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2022)
Radiological sarcopenia (CT-assessed PM:L3) is a significant predictor of mortality in EL patients in Australia. The results of this study suggest that radiological sarcopenia is equivalent to established risk assessment tools. The more timely and easily accessible CT-assessed PM:L3 metric is potentially automatable and may have significant utility in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- particulate matter
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- air pollution
- heavy metals
- computed tomography
- ejection fraction
- dual energy
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- contrast enhanced
- community dwelling
- emergency department
- healthcare
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- human health
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- climate change