Low skeletal muscle radiodensity is the best predictor for short-term major surgical complications in gastrointestinal surgical cancer: A cohort study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether body composition, muscle function, and their association are predictive factors for short-term postoperative complications in patients with gastric and colorectal cancer. A prospective cohort study was conducted with patients undergoing resection of gast...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Miranda de Carvalho, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Iasmin Matias de Sousa, Isabel Pinto Amorim das Virgens, Galtieri Otavio Cunha de Medeiros, Marília Nelo Oliveira, Jeane Cristina Alves de Souza Dantas, Ana Paula Trussardi Fayh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247322