Mauricio SF, et al. – The researchers assessed the prognostic value of several nutritional assessment parameters: body mass index versus percentage of weight loss grading system (BMI/%WL); Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA); standardized phase angle (SPA) by BIA; muscle strength by handgrip strength; muscle mass by computerized tomography; and the combination of muscle mass and strength in patients undergoing resection surgery. Independent risk factors for complications controlling for confounding factors were BMI/%WL > grade 3, PG-SGA defined malnutrition, low muscle mass, and low muscle mass plus low strength. However, low muscle mass in combination with low muscle strength were the strongest variables correlated with complications.