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ArticleThe American surgeon2024

Sarcopenia is a Poor Predictor of Outcomes in Elective Colectomy for Diverticulitis.

Jonathan R Krebs, Pavel Mazirka, Brian Fazzone, Taylor Ault, Thomas E Read, Krista P Terracina

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Jonathan R KrebsDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1956-9988
Pavel MazirkaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1111-3292
Brian FazzoneDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Taylor AultDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Thomas E ReadDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Krista P TerracinaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

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Interdisciplinary Training for Vascular Surgeon ScientistsT32HL160491 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Scott A Berceli, Gilbert Rivers Upchurch · 2022 to 2026
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL160491
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Abstract

backgroundSarcopenia is associated with adverse perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing operations for malignancy, but its influence on patients undergoing elective colectomy for diverticulitis is unknown. We hypothesized that sarcopenia is associated with adverse perioperative events in patients undergoing elective colectomy for diverticulitis.

methodsComorbidities, operative characteristics, and postoperative complications were extrapolated from our institutional EMR in patients undergoing elective colectomy for diverticulitis from 2016 to 2020. Sarcopenia was calculated using perioperative imaging and defined by standard skeletal muscle index (SMI) and psoas muscle index (PMI) thresholds. Univariate analysis was used to compare sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic patients.

results148 patients met inclusion criteria. Using SMI thresholds, 95 patients (64%) were sarcopenic. With SMI criteria, sarcopenic patients were older (67 vs 52 years old;

conclusionsIncidence of sarcopenia was high in patients undergoing elective colectomy for diverticulitis in our practice, but sarcopenia was not associated with adverse perioperative outcomes. In select patients, elective colectomy for diverticulitis can be safely performed in the presence of sarcopenia.

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ColectomyElective Surgical ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsSarcopeniaAgedDiverticulitis, ColonicFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPsoas MusclesRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomecolectomycolorectal surgerydiverticulitisfrailtysarcopenia

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PMCPMC12277014

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