Does sarcopenia affect postoperative short- and long-term outcomes in patients with lung cancer?-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer patients frequently suffer from sarcopenia, and reports on the association of resectable lung cancer and their postoperative outcomes are increasing. Information on whether sarcopenia has any impact on short- and long-term postoperative outcomes in patients surgically treated for non-small cell lung cancer remains insufficient. Furthermore, reports vary regarding the pathological stage, surgical procedure, diagnostic tool of sarcopenia, cut-off value, prognosis, and postoperative complications. We believe that sarcopenia assessment should be included as one of the factors which affect the surgical outcomes of lung cancer. Thus, we conducted a review and meta-analysis to ascertain the association between sarcopenia and postoperative outcomes.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Kawaguchi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8024851 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature