Hand grip strength as a predictor of postoperative complications in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy.

Shinsuke SatoErina NagaiYusuke TakiMasaya WatanabeYuki WatanabeKiyokaze NakanoHiroyuki YamadaTakuya ChibaYuichiro IshiiHiroshi OgisoMasakazu Takagi

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2017)

Preoperative HGS is an independent predictive factor of postoperative complications, especially postoperative pneumonia, for elderly male patients with esophageal cancer treated with radical esophagectomy.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
robot assisted
middle aged
community dwelling
community acquired pneumonia
minimally invasive