Sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and frailty parameters to predict adverse outcomes in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: prospective observational multicentre cohort study
Sarcopenia and frailty parameters are major determinants of functional compromise and predict adverse outcomes after emergency laparotomy. Muscle strength is more important than mass, and measurable without imaging, streamlining its clinical application.
Authors
- Brittany Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-1046)
- Tim Eglinton
- Jonathan Koea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-5603)
- Alain C. Vandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3153-2953)
- Andrew D. MacCormick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-4792)
- Ahmed Barazanchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7543-0230)
- Ashish Taneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1091-8646)
- Andrew Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-6379)
- Fraser Welsh
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- Counties Manukau District Health Board (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJS Open
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraf016
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.66
Funders
- Auckland Medical Research Foundation
- Health Research Council of New Zealand