Predictive value of total psoas muscle index for postoperative physical functional decline in older patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older individuals increasingly require emergency abdominal surgeries. They are susceptible to surgical stress and loss of independence in performing daily activities. We hypothesized that the psoas muscle volume would be significantly associated with postoperative functional decline (FD) in older patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery and aimed to evaluate the use of the psoas muscle volume on computed tomography (CT) scans.

Methods

A retrospective, single-center study of patients aged ≥ 65 years who had undergone emergency abdominal surgery between January 2019 and June 2021 was performed. We assessed patients' activities of daily living using the Barthel Index. FD was defined as a ≥ 5-point decrease between preoperative and 28-day postoperative values.

SUBMITTER: Yamaguchi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature