Association of Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Radiodensity With Morbidity and Mortality for Colon Cancer Surgery | Zendy

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Association of Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Radiodensity With Morbidity and Mortality for Colon Cancer Surgery

Author(s) -

Jingjie Xiao,

Bette J. Caan,

Elizabeth M. Cespedes Feliciano,

Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt,

Peter D. Peng,

Vickie E. Baracos,

Valerie S. Lee,

Sora Ely,

Rebecca C. Gologorsky,

Erin Weltzien,

Candyce H. Kroenke,

Marilyn L. Kwan,

Stacey E. Alexeeff,

Adrienne Castillo,

Carla M. Prado

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2497

Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , retrospective cohort study , odds ratio , cohort , body mass index , cohort study , population , surgery , cancer , environmental health

Given the risks of postoperative morbidity and its consequent economic burden and impairment to patients undergoing colon resection, evaluating risk factors associated with complications will allow risk stratification and the targeting of supportive interventions. Evaluation of muscle characteristics is an emerging area for improving preoperative risk stratification.

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