ADDUCTOR POLLICIS MUSCLE THICKNESS AND PREDICTION OF POSTOPERATIVE MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH STOMACH CANCER

ABSTRACT Background: Malnutrition is very prevalent in patients with gastric cancer and increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. Adductor pollicis muscle thickness (APMT) appears as an important objective, quick, inexpensive and noninvasive measure to assess the muscle compartment Aim: To comp...

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Main Author: POZIOMYCK,Aline Kirjner (author)
Other Authors: CORLETA,Oly Campos (author), CAVAZZOLA,Leandro Totti (author), WESTON,Antonio Carlos (author), LAMEU,Edson Braga (author), COELHO,Luisa Jussara (author), MOREIRA,Luis Fernando (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Stomach neoplasms
Nutrition assessment
Malnutrition
Mortality
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202018000100301
Country:Brazil
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