ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
Impact of Low Skeletal Muscle Mass on Complications and Survival for Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.
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- Sex Differences in the Association Between Low Skeletal Muscle Mass and Overall Survival in Patients With Gastric Cancer After Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative Psoas Muscle Index Predicts Long-Term Survival but Not Postoperative Morbidity After Curative-Intent Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- Oncological impact of the preoperative combined assessment of skeletal muscle mass for patients undergoing curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Surgery today · 2025Article
- The Subjective Experiences of Driving Cessation and Life Satisfaction.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Health Literacy and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Evidence from a Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: Cancer is a major disease burden to society. Increasing evidence has indicated that low skeletal muscle mass is linked with cancer prognosis. The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of preoperative low skeletal muscle mass (LSMM) on complications and survival of patients who undergo laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer (GC). Methods: This study retrospectively collected patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy for GC between January 2017 and December 2018. Tumor staging was performed according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition. The third lumbar psoas index (PMI) was assessed by computed tomography (CT) within 15 days before surgery. Postoperative complications were classified according to Clavien-Dindo classification and dichotomized into none vs any (Clavien-Dindo score, ≥1). Using propensity score matching (1:1) to obtain 2 well-balanced cohorts for available variables influencing clinical outcomes, comparing the postoperative complications and 3-year overall survival (OS) between LSMM group and non-LSMM group. Results: A total of 386 patients, 226 were matched for analyses. The average patient age was 57.31 ± 10.33 years; 75.65% ( Conclusions: LSMM predicts a poor prognosis for patients with advance GC and it is not associated with postoperative complications.
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