Impact of frailty and ultrasonography-based sarcopenia on the development of postoperative complications in gastrointestinal cancer patients
Gozde Sengul AycicekTimuçin ErolPelin ÜnsalOlgun DenizOsman AbbasoğluMeltem Gülhan HalilPublished in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)
Frailty, but not sarcopenia was associated with adverse outcomes in older adults undergoing GI cancer surgery. Comprehensive geriatric assessment before surgical intervention may help to identify patients who are at risk.