The Impact of Low Muscle Mass in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Colonic Perforation – A Single-center Experience

Autor: Yuriko Isagawa, Daisuke Kawahara, Masashi Haraguchi, Shigeki Minami, Kazumasa Noda, Hajime Imamura, Hirotaka Tokai, Keiji Inoue, Masataka Hirabaru, Susumu Eguchi, Michi Morita
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: In Vivo. 33:523-528
ISSN: 1791-7549
0258-851X
Popis: Aim: The aim was to analyze the correlation between psoas muscle mass and mortality, as well as postoperative complications in patients treated for colonic perforation. Patients and Methods: A total of 46 patients met the study criteria. Patients were classified into an elderly (age, ≥75 years, n=24) and a younger group (age
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