WE4.6 Postoperative muscle atrophy: an overlooked cause of morbidity
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DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac248.128
Abstract: A significant proportion of patients never fully recover baseline activity levels following major abdominal surgery. Postoperative muscle atrophy may be a major contributing factor to this, but is often overlooked. This study aimed to quantify… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; loss; muscle; muscle atrophy ... See more keywords
Dynamic Frailty Trajectories Identify Thymoma Patients at High Risk of Postoperative Muscle Weakness.
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DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000003606
Abstract: BACKGROUND Thymoma is the most common anterior mediastinal tumor and poses significant postoperative challenges, including muscle weakness. Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome linked to poor surgical outcomes and remains understudied in thymoma. This study investigates… read more here.
Keywords: postoperative muscle; frailty; muscle weakness; thymoma patients ... See more keywords