Impact of sarcopenia on outcomes in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgeons have historically used age as a preoperative predictor of postoperative outcomes. Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass due to disease or biological age, has been proposed as a more accurate risk predictor. The prognostic value of sarcopenia assessment in surgical patients remains poorly understood. Therefore, the authors aimed to synthesize the available literature and investigate the impact of sarcopenia on perioperative and postoperative outcomes across all surgical specialties.

Methods

The authors systematically assessed the prognostic value of sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, searching the

SUBMITTER: Knoedler S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720826 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature