ArticleThe Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2020
Impact of Sarcopenia on Early Postoperative Complications in Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
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- Sarcopenia and risk of postoperative pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Pooled it
- Differential association of psoas and paraspinal muscle volumes with appendicular lean mass index: AI-derived lumbar computed tomography three-dimensional volumetric indices in older Korean Women: an observational study.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Association of iliopsoas muscle cross-sectional area with postoperative complications in older lung cancer patients: a retrospective study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Prognostic Value of Psoas Major Muscle Volume in Assessing Sarcopenia in Elderly Patients With Rectal Cancer.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2026Article
- From Alveolar Injury to Precision Perioperative Care: Integrating Molecular Biomarkers and Technology-Enabled Strategies for Prolonged Air Leak After Lung Resection.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Review
- Beyond the tumor: towards a cachexia-based host phenotype through body composition analysis in patients with resectable lung cancer.Translational lung cancer research · 2025Review
- The Impact of Sarcopenia on Early Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Decortication due to Empyema: A Retrospective Study in Turkey.Journal of chest surgery · 2025Article
- Psoas Muscle Volume Is a Useful Predictor of Postoperative Outcome in Elderly Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Thoracic cancer · 2025Article
- Sarcopenia and Pleural Effusions: Exploring a Potential Link.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Clinical utility of psoas muscle volume in assessment of sarcopenia in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundRisk assessment for pulmonary resection in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is important for minimizing postoperative morbidity. Depletion of skeletal muscle mass is closely associated with impaired nutritional status and limited physical ability. We evaluated the relationship between skeletal muscle depletion and early postoperative complications in patients with early-stage NSCLC.
methodsPatients who underwent curative lung resection between 2016 and 2018 and who were diagnosed with pathological stage I/II NSCLC were included, and their records were retrospectively analyzed. The psoas volume index (PVI, cm
resultsA strong correlation was found between the volume and the cross-sectional area of the psoas muscle (R
conclusionLow PVI was associated with a higher rate of early postoperative complications in patients with early-stage NSCLC.
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