Preoperative nutritional risk index and postoperative one-year skeletal muscle loss can predict the prognosis of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma: a registry-based study

Preoperative nutritional risk index and postoperative one-year skeletal muscle loss can predict the prognosis of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma: a registry-based study

Abstract Background Patients with gastric cancer have an increased nutritional risk and experience a significant skeletal muscle loss after surgery. We aimed to determine whether muscle loss during the first postoperative year and preoperative nutritional status are indicators for predicting prognos...

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Main Authors: Kyung Won Kim, Koeun Lee, Jung-Bok Lee, Taeyong Park, Seungwoo Khang, Heeryeol Jeong, Chang-Seok Ko, Jeong-Hwan Yook, Byung-Sik Kim, In-Seob Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Surgery
Muscle loss
Nutrition
Prognosis
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-07885-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-07885-7

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