Sarcopenia screening and clinical outcomes in surgical patients: A longitudinal study
Signs of sarcopenia (SARC-CalF ≥11) were present in >20% of patients who were hospitalized for any elective surgery, but it was not an independent predictor of extended hospital stay, complications, and death.
Authors
- Camila Ferri Burgel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0706-2725)
- Mileni Vanti Beretta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9246-1562)
- Micheli da Silva Tarnowski
- Carlos Gottschall
- Flávia Moraes Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0730-5424)
- Leonardo Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4184-7083)
- Andressa Amaral Dariva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2003-0162)
- Ivaney Cristina de Souza Marques
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.11243
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33