Sarcopenia discriminates poor prognosis in elderly patients following emergency surgery for perforation panperitonitis

Sarcopenia discriminates poor prognosis in elderly patients following emergency surgery for perforation panperitonitis

Abstract Aim Sarcopenia has been reported as a prognostic predictor in various conditions; however, it has not been examined in patients with perforation panperitonitis. Methods A total of 103 consecutive patients with perforation panperitonitis who underwent emergency surgery from 2008 to 2016 were...

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Main Authors: Nobuhide Kubo, Hirohumi Kawanaka, Shoji Hiroshige, Hirotada Tajiri, Akinori Egashira, Hideya Takeuchi, Toshifumi Matsumoto, Eiji Oki, Tokujiro Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery
Subjects:
complication
emergency surgery
mortality
panperitonitis
sarcopenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ags3.12281

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