Frequency of Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Changes in Physical Function in Surgical Oncology Patients Referred for Prehabilitation

Frequency of Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Changes in Physical Function in Surgical Oncology Patients Referred for Prehabilitation

Purpose: Sarcopenia and suboptimal performance status are associated with postoperative complications and morbidity in cancer patients. Prehabilitation has emerged as an approach to improve fitness and muscle strength in patients preoperatively. We sought to describe the frequency of sarcopenia and...

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Main Authors: An Ngo-Huang DO, Aliea Herbert MD, Rhodora C. Fontillas DPT, Nathan H. Parker PhD, Roan Asumbrado DPT, Naveen Garg MD, Seyedeh Dibaj PhD, Diane D. Liu MS, Amy H. Ng MD, Ying Guo MD, Ki Y. Shin MD, Matthew H. G. Katz MD, Eduardo Bruera MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:Integrative Cancer Therapies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/15347354211000118

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