ArticleJournal of gastric cancer2019
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Prediction of Early Complications after Gastrectomy in Elderly Patients with Gastric Cancer: the Phase Angle Measured Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis.
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- Phase angle assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Preoperative fluid imbalance predicts remote infection after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Surgery today · 2026Article
- The impact of the preoperative value of phase angle in bioelectrical impedance analysis on postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2026Article
- The prognostic impact of perioperative metabolic variables in head and neck cancer: a prospective study.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2026Observational
- Usefulness of the Phase Angle in Evaluating Locomotive Syndrome in Cancer Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) for the Assessment of Body Composition in Oncology: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Phase Angle in Head and Neck Cancer: A Sex-Differential Analysis from Biological and Clinical Behavior to Health-Related Quality of Life.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- The phase angle as a predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery.Surgery today · 2023Article
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- Phase Angle, a Cornerstone of Outcome in Head and Neck Cancer.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Segmental Bioimpedance Variables in Association With Mild Cognitive Impairment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposePhase angle obtained using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) provides a relatively precise assessment of the nutritional status of elderly patients. This study aimed to evaluate the significance of phase angle as a risk factor for complications after gastrectomy in elderly patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe evaluated 210 elderly patients (aged ≥65 years) who had undergone gastrectomy for gastric cancer between August 2016 and August 2017. The phase angle cutoff value was calculated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis according to sex. A retrospective analysis regarding the correlation between early postoperative complications and well-known risk factors, including the phase angle, was performed.
resultsMultivariate analysis revealed that the presence of two or more comorbidities (odds ratio [OR], 3.675) and hypoalbuminemia (OR, 4.059) were independent risk factors for overall complications, and female sex (OR, 2.993) was independent risk factor for severe complications. A low phase angle (OR, 2.901 and 4.348, respectively) and total gastrectomy (OR, 4.718 and 3.473, respectively) were independent risk factors for both overall and severe complications.
conclusionsOur findings show that preoperative low phase angle predicts the risk of overall and severe complications. Our findings suggest that BIA should be performed to assess the risk of postoperative complications in elderly patients with gastric cancer.
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