作者
Eanna Ryan, Daniel McNicholas, Ben Creavin, Michael Eamon Kelly, Tom Walsh, David Beddy
发表日期
2019/1/1
来源
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
卷号
25
期号
1
页码范围
67-73
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
Sarcopenia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in oncologic and transplant surgery. It has a high incidence in chronic inflammatory states including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The validity of existing data in IBD and of sarcopenia’s correlation with surgical outcomes is limited.
Methods
We performed a systematic review to assess the correlation of sarcopenia with the requirement for surgery and surgical outcomes in patients with IBD. Observational studies of patients with IBD in whom an assessment of sarcopenic status/skeletal muscle index was undertaken, a proportion of whom proceeded to surgical management, were selected.
Results
A total of 5 studies with a combined 658 IBD patients met the inclusion criteria. The majority (70%) had a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. Median (range) body mass index and skeletal …
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