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Computed-Tomography Body Composition Analysis Complements Pre-Operative Nutrition Screening in Colorectal Cancer Patients on an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Pathway

Pre-operative nutrition screening is recommended to identify cancer patients at risk of malnutrition, which is associated with poor outcomes. Low muscle mass (sarcopenia) and lipid infiltration to muscle cells (myosteatosis) are similarly associated with poor outcomes but are not routinely screened...

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Autores principales: Klassen, Pamela, Baracos, Vickie, Gramlich, Leah, Nelson, Gregg, Mazurak, Vera, Martin, Lisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7762071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33291416
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12123745