Myosteatosis is associated with poor physical fitness in patients undergoing hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

Myosteatosis is associated with poor physical fitness in patients undergoing hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

Abstract Background Body composition assessment, measured using single‐slice computed tomography (CT) image at L3 level, and aerobic physical fitness, objectively measured using cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), are each independently used for perioperative risk assessment. Sarcopenia (i.e. l...

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Main Authors: Malcolm A. West, David P.J. vanDijk, Fredrick Gleadowe, Thomas Reeves, John N. Primrose, Mohammed Abu Hilal, Mark R. Edwards, Sandy Jack, Sander S.S. Rensen, Michael P.W. Grocott, Denny Z.H. Levett, Steven W.M. Olde Damink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Body composition
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Physical fitness
Sarcopenia
Myosteatosis
Oxygen uptake
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12433

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12433

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