ArticleBMC surgery2023
A prospective clinical study evaluating short-term changes in body composition and quality of life after gastrectomy in elderly patients receiving postoperative exercise and nutritional therapies.
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- Effect of Dietary Interventions on Body Composition and Quality of Life in Stomach Cancer Survivors after Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2026Pooled it
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- Quality of life dynamics in the gastric cancer dyad: an actor-partner interdependence model analysis guiding the development of a family-centered nursing framework.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Simple clinical parameters to identify sarcopenia 1 year after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026Article
- Nutritional rehabilitation strategies in abdominal surgery.Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care · 2026Review
- Effect of Branched-Chain Amino Acid-enriched nutritional supplement after exercise on skeletal muscle mass in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal cancer.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- From mechanisms to management: a comprehensive review of sarcopenia in gastric cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- What is the role of physical exercise after surgery for gastric cancer? A scoping review.ESMO gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Review
- The impact of preoperative skeletal muscle loss on the completion of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer.Surgery today · 2025Article
- Perioperative evaluation of CT-based body composition as predictors of postoperative outcome following pancreaticoduodenectomy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- A scoping review of diet and exercise interventions for older cancer survivors' physical function.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2024Article
- Significance of preoperative evaluation of modified advanced lung cancer inflammation index for patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMuscle mass loss after gastrectomy is associated with a negative impact on quality of life (QOL) and long-term prognosis following gastric cancer treatment, especially in elderly patients. We conducted a prospective study to examine short-term changes in body composition and QOL after gastrectomy in elderly patients with gastric cancer who received exercise and nutritional therapies.
methodsPatients over aged 65 years of age who underwent gastrectomies for gastric cancer were enrolled in our study. Patients received exercise and nutritional therapies with branched-chain amino acid (BCAA)-rich supplements during 1 month after surgery. Body composition was evaluated using InBody S10 before surgery, and at 1 week and 1 month postoperatively. Other variables including QOL status (EQ-5D-5 L), serum albumin level, hand grip strength, and gait speed were evaluated at the same time.
resultsEighteen patients were analyzed. The mean loss of skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was 4.6% (1 week) and 2.1% (1 month) compared to the preoperative period. QOL scores showed almost the same degree of recovery at 1 month after gastrectomy as preoperative scores. Serum albumin levels, hand grip strength, and gait speed decreased at 1 week and then increased at 1 month after surgery, similar to the changes seen in SMI.
conclusionsMultidisciplinary approaches play key role in the surgical treatment of elderly patients. Postoperative exercise and nutritional therapies with BCAA-rich supplements may benefit elderly patients after gastrectomy by reducing loss of SMI and decreases in QOL.
trial registrationUMIN Clinical Trials Registry; UMIN000034374 (registration date: 10/10/2018).
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