SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Predictive value of preoperative handgrip strength on postoperative outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Benefits of prehabilitative exercise on physiological, functional and patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing oncologic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
- Does Chronological Age Adequately Stratify Perioperative Risk? A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study Using Frailty and Handgrip Strength.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Heterogeneity Within Frailty: Physiological Reserve Phenotypes and Postoperative Recovery After Abdominal Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A tale of two tracts: Comparison of the survival rates of upper and lower GIT cancers by age, gender, and handgrip strength in geriatric population from 12 European countries.Research square · 2025Article
- Effects of measurement protocols and repetitions on handgrip strength weakness and asymmetry in patients with cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 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
- Prolonged preoperative sedentary time is a risk factor for postoperative ileus in patients with colorectal cancer: a propensity score-matched retrospective study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Possible Sarcopenia and Functional Decline After Colorectal or Gastric Cancer Surgery.Cancer diagnosis & prognosisArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the predictive value of preoperative handgrip strength on postoperative outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal tumors.
methodsDatabases including Cochrane Library, Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL Complete were searched for articles published from the establishment of database until August 7, 2021. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and evaluated the quality.
resultsEight studies were included, involving five prospective and three retrospective cohort studies with 2291 participants. The prevalence of preoperative low handgrip strength ranged from 11.8 to 62.7%. Preoperative low handgrip strength was associated with an increased risk of total complications (OR = 2.23, 95%CI = 1.43-3.50), pneumonia (OR = 5.16, 95%CI = 3.17-8.38), ileus (OR = 2.48, 95%CI = 1.09-5.65), and short-term mortality (OR = 7.28, 95%CI = 1.90-27.92).
conclusionThis systematic review and meta-analysis indicated that preoperative HGS had important value to predict certain adverse postoperative outcomes among patients with GI tumors. Low handgrip strength criteria, definition of total complications, and country are the potential sources of heterogeneity, and more research are required to test and update these results.
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