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SynthesisFrontiers in nutrition2023

Effect of sarcopenia on survival in patients after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lei Zhong, Jifeng Liu, Mingquan Xia, Yunshu Zhang, Shuo Liu, Guang Tan

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Synthesis in Frontiers in nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei Zhong *Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Jifeng Liu *Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Mingquan Xia *Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yunshu ZhangClinical Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Shuo LiuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Guang TanDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CNDalian Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Numerous studies have reported sarcopenia to be associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients who have undergone pancreatectomy. Therefore, in this meta-analysis, we examined the relationship between sarcopenia and survival after pancreatic surgery. Methods: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched for studies that examined the association between sarcopenia and survival after pancreatic surgery from the inception of the database until June 1, 2023. Hazard ratio (HR) for overall survival (OS) and/or progression-free survival (PFS) of sarcopenia and pancreatic surgery were extracted from the selected studies and random or fixed-effect models were used to summarize the data according to the heterogeneity. Publication bias was assessed using Egger's linear regression test and a funnel plot. Results: Sixteen studies met the inclusion criteria. For 13 aggregated univariate and 16 multivariate estimates, sarcopenia was associated with decreased OS (univariate analysis: HR 1.69, 95% CI 1.48-1.93; multivariate analysis: HR 1.69; 95% CI 1.39-2.05, I Conclusion: Sarcopenia may be a significant prognostic factor for a shortened survival following pancreatectomy since it is linked to an elevated risk of mortality. Further studies are required to understand how sarcopenia affects long-term results after pancreatic resection.Systematic review registrationRegistration ID: CRD42023438208 https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/#recordDetails.

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cancermeta-analysispancreatectomysarcopeniasurvival

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