Association Between Frailty or Sarcopenia and Adverse Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Chronological age often guides the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Frailty and sarcopenia, which are related but distinct entities that become increasingly prevalent with age, better predict nonsurgical and surgical outcomes in various chronic illnesses. We conducted a systematic review to assess the association between frailty or sarcopenia and adverse nonsurgical outcomes in adult patients with IBD.

Methods

Through a systematic literature review of 4 online databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, and CINAHL Plus), we identified 16 studies that focused on frailty or sarcopenia and nonsurgical outcomes in IBD. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to determine the quality of included studies.

Results

We identified 16 studies

SUBMITTER: Bedard K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307438 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature