ArticleEsophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society2018
Hand grip strength as a predictor of postoperative complications in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy.
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- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Oesophagogastric Surgery: a Systematic Review.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020Pooled it
- Sarcopenia and Short-Term Outcomes After Esophagectomy: A Meta-analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2020Pooled it
- Cohort profile of PLUTO: a perioperative biobank focusing on prediction and early diagnosis of postoperative complications.BMJ open · 2023Trial
- Timing is of the Essence: Why Muscle Mass Trajectories Matter in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Changes in Components of Sarcopenia Diagnostic Criteria Throughout the Surgical Treatment of Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Observational
- Single-incision versus multi-incision minimally invasive esophagectomy with different reconstruction routes for esophageal cancer: a retrospective propensity-weighted analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
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- Association between reduced physical performance measures and short-term consequences after major emergency abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Observational
- Preoperative DLco and FEVScientific reports · 2024Article
- Measurement and optimization of perioperative risk among patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2024Article
- Significance of Comprehensive Analysis of Preoperative Sarcopenia Based on Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Physical Function for the Prognosis of Patients with Esophageal Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Combination of handgrip strength and high-sensitivity modified Glasgow prognostic score predicts survival outcomes in patients with colon cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Current status of the association between malnutrition defined by the GLIM criteria and postoperative outcomes in gastrointestinal surgery for cancer: a narrative review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Impact of Preoperative Handgrip Strength on Postoperative Outcome after Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Preoperative physical performance predicts pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Combination of Nutritional Risk Index and Handgrip Strength on the Survival of Patients with Cancer Cachexia: A Multi- Center Cohort Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2022Article
- Associations of low hand grip strength with 1 year mortality of cancer cachexia: a multicentre observational study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2021Observational
- The impact of the preoperative hand grip strength on the long-term outcomes after gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.Surgery today · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRadical esophagectomy remains the primary treatment option for resectable esophageal cancer. However, it sometimes induces postoperative complications due to its invasive nature. Recently, the impact of loss of muscle mass on postoperative complications and survival among cancer patients has been highlighted. This study aimed to identify the impact of low hand grip strength (HGS) on postoperative complications after esophagectomy.
methodsA total of 188 patients (male: 166, female: 22) who underwent radical esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction between 2008 and 2014 were included. The correlation between HGS and age was analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient. Due to the small patient numbers, only male patients were stratified into two groups according to age (<70 years: non-elderly group, ≥70 years: elderly group). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed for each group using postoperative complication occurrence as the endpoint to determine an optimal HGS cutoff value.
resultsPostoperative complications occurred in 60.9% of the elderly group and 47.4% of the non-elderly group. When the cutoff values were set at 30.5 and 37 kg for the elderly and non-elderly group, respectively, low HGS was an independent predictive factor of postoperative complications on multivariate analysis only in the elderly group (p = 0.008). In the elderly group, the incidence of postoperative pneumonia was 39.5% among patients with low HGS vs. 3.8% among patients with high HGS.
conclusionPreoperative HGS is an independent predictive factor of postoperative complications, especially postoperative pneumonia, for elderly male patients with esophageal cancer treated with radical esophagectomy.
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