The impact of frailty and sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing gastrectomy surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Geriatrics | Aug 25, 2017
Shen Y, et al. – This study investigated the effect of frailty and sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes among older patients with gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy surgery. Researchers reported that in this patient population, postoperative outcomes seemed to be adversely impacted, significantly, by sarcopenia and frailty.
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