Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The concept of frailty has become increasingly
recognized as one of the most important issues in health care and health outcomes and is of …

Background & aims To assess the prevalence of sarcopenia before cancer treatment and its
predictive value during the treatment. Methods We searched MEDLINE via PubMed for …

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate sarcopenia as a predictor of postoperative
risk of major and total complications after surgery for gastrointestinal cancer. Background …

Background The optimal nutritional therapy in the field of pancreatic surgery is still debated.
Methods An international panel of recognized pancreatic surgeons and pancreatologists …

Background Sarcopenia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in oncologic
and transplant surgery. It has a high incidence in chronic inflammatory states including …

Background & Aims Frail patients with low model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores
may be under-prioritised. Low skeletal muscle mass, namely sarcopenia, has been …

There has been increasing interest and research into sarcopenia in community-dwelling
older adults since the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) …

Background The effect of preoperative sarcopenia on postoperative complications and
prognosis in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer has been controversial. The …

Purpose The significance of sarcopenia after colorectal cancer (CRC) resection has only
been discussed with relatively small samples or short follow-up periods. This study aimed to …

Background Cancer is common in older adults, who often have concurrent frailty. Frailty is a
strong predictor of adverse outcomes in surgical patients. Our objective is to systematically …