To date, sarcopenia is considered a patient-specific imaging biomarker able to predict
clinical outcomes. Several imaging modalities, including dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry …

Background & aims Malnutrition has been recognized as a major risk factor for adverse
postoperative outcomes. The ESPEN Symposium on perioperative nutrition was held in …

Skeletal muscle is recognized as vital to physical movement, posture, and breathing. In a
less known but critically important role, muscle influences energy and protein metabolism …

Abnormalities in body composition can occur at any body weight. Low muscle mass is a
predictor of poor morbidity and mortality and occurs in several populations. This narrative …

Despite of better knowledge about sarcopenia, an optimal understanding of its
consequences from a public health perspective remains a challenge. Specifically, the …

Objectives: Sarcopenia is associated with a poor prognosis in the ICU. The purpose of this
study was to describe a simple sarcopenia index using routinely available renal biomarkers …

Background Cancer cachexia and skeletal muscle wasting are related to poor survival. In
this study, quantitative body composition measurements using computed tomography (CT) …

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) …

Objective: To explore the clinical and financial implications of preoperative opioid use in
major abdominal surgery. Background: Opioids are increasingly used to manage chronic …

Older adults undergoing age-related decrements in muscle health can benefit substantially
from resistance exercise training, a potent stimulus for whole muscle and myofiber …