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Nutrition & Dietetics
Feng-Min Zhang, Xiao-Lei Chen, Qian Wu, Wen-Xi Dong, Qian-Tong Dong, Xian Shen, Han-Ping Shi, Zhen Yu, Cheng-Le Zhuang
Summary: This study developed and validated nomograms for predicting low muscle mass and muscle radiodensity based on preoperative data in gastric cancer patients. The nomograms showed good discrimination and calibration in diagnosing sarcopenia and malnutrition, with high agreement ratios between the nomograms and actual observations. These diagnostic tools can facilitate early identification and interventions for at-risk populations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Patrick Casey, Mohamed Alasmar, John McLaughlin, Yeng Ang, Jamie McPhee, Priam Heire, Javed Sultan
Summary: Ultrasound is a promising tool for measuring skeletal muscle mass and quality, and can predict functional capacity, clinical outcomes, and survival. However, further standardization is needed before ultrasound can be widely used in nutritionally vulnerable patients.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Omid Shafaat, Yi Liu, Kyle R. Jackson, Jennifer D. Motter, Brian J. Boyarsky, Muhammad A. Latif, Frank Yuan, Adham Khalil, Elizabeth A. King, Atif Zaheer, Ronald M. Summers, Dorry L. Segev, Mara McAdams-DeMarco, Clifford R. Weiss
Summary: This study aimed to quantify the association between abdominal CT-based body composition measurements and post-liver transplant mortality. The results showed that pre-liver transplant sarcopenia was significantly associated with post-transplant mortality.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Leonie Mueller, Nicole Mentil, Nathalie Staub, Stephanie Griot, Tobias Olpe, Felice Burn, Sebastian Schindera, Beat Mueller, Philipp Schuetz, Zeno Stanga, Annic Baumgartner
Summary: This study examined the association of skeletal muscle index (SMI) at the thoracic level with nutritional and clinical outcomes and response to nutritional intervention. The results showed that SMI at the thoracic vertebra provided limited prognostic information regarding clinical outcomes and nutritional treatment response.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Mirabela-Madalina Topan, Ioan Sporea, Mirela Danila, Alina Popescu, Ana-Maria Ghiuchici, Raluca Lupusoru, Roxana Sirli
Summary: Malnutrition and sarcopenia are common complications of liver cirrhosis. This study compares the performance of different nutritional assessment techniques in detecting malnourished patients and highlights the potential use of a simpler and inexpensive alternative, the combination between RFH-NPT and MUAC, which has high diagnostic accuracy.
Review
Immunology
Tianrui Kuang, Lilong Zhang, Zhendong Qiu, Yanbing Zhang, Weixing Wang
Summary: This study found that body composition is associated with the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in melanoma patients, with low skeletal muscle index, high subcutaneous adipose tissue density, and sarcopenia being significantly associated with overall survival and progression-free survival. However, these body composition markers did not show a significant association with treatment-related adverse events.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
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Oncology
Victoria Salati, Katerina Mandralis, Fabio Becce, Joachim Koerfer, Karma Lambercy, Christian Simon, Francois Gorostidi
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative skeletal muscle mass depletion on postoperative clinical outcomes and survival in patients who underwent total laryngectomy for cancer. However, it was found that CT-based skeletal muscle mass depletion alone did not have a significant association with postoperative outcomes or overall survival.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Zhengyu Xu, Dawei Yang, Jia Luo, Hui Xu, Jidong Jia, Zhenghan Yang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the changes in skeletal muscle index (SMI) between slices in cirrhotic patients and the relationships between SMI at T12, L1, and L2 levels and L3-SMI, as well as to assess the accuracy of estimating L3-SMI in diagnosing sarcopenia. The estimated L3-SMI from T12 to L2 levels showed good diagnostic accuracy for sarcopenia. The recommended male L1-SMI threshold was 43.24 cm(2)/m(2) and the female threshold was 33.73 cm(2)/m(2).
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Bulent Saka, Murat Bektas, Oguz Kagan Bakkaloglu, Shirkhan Amikishiyev, Goktug Saribeyliler, Tarik Onur Tiryaki, Burak Ince, Ramazan Cakmak, Serpil Buyukdemir, Bahar Ozmen Senturk, Sebile Nilgun Erten, Mustafa Altinkaynak, Timur Selcuk Akpinar
Summary: Clinical nutrition outpatient clinics (CNOCs) play a crucial role in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with malnutrition (MN) and sarcopenia. They can effectively restore muscle mass, especially in patients aged 65 years and above and those with chronic diseases.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Giuseppe Aprile, Debora Basile, Renato Giaretta, Gessica Schiavo, Nicla La Verde, Ettore Corradi, Taira Monge, Francesco Agustoni, Silvia Stragliotto
Summary: Understanding and addressing malnutrition and muscle wasting in cancer patients is crucial for improving treatment outcomes, with early nutritional assessment playing a key role in preventing treatment-induced toxicities and enhancing survival rates.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Renata Menozzi, Filippo Valoriani, Roberto Ballarin, Luca Alemanno, Martina Vinciguerra, Riccardo Barbieri, Riccardo Cuoghi Costantini, Roberto D'Amico, Pietro Torricelli, Annarita Pecchi
Summary: Pancreatic surgery is associated with postoperative complications, mortality, and prolonged hospital stay. The impact of poor preoperative nutritional status and muscle wasting on postoperative outcomes in pancreatic surgery remains unclear and controversial.
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Neurosciences
Genshen Song, Ji Zhou, Kang Wang, Demin Yao, Shiyao Chen, Yonghong Shi
Summary: This study proposes a new lumbar skeletal muscle network that can automatically segment multi-regional skeletal muscles from CT images, and investigates the relationship between cirrhotic sarcopenia and each skeletal muscle region.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Kevin Felpel, Lidia Palmese, Luis Urrutia, Zugui Zhang, Mary Shapero, Jaclyn Esbenshade, Syed Hamid, Michael T. Vest
Summary: This study retrospectively evaluated nutritional risk scores in LVAD patients to identify high-risk individuals, but found that existing scores did not effectively pinpoint those at high risk for adverse events. Further research is needed to improve risk assessment in this population.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Delky Meza-Valderrama, Ester Marco, Vanesa Davalos-Yerovi, Maria Dolors Muns, Marta Tejero-Sanchez, Esther Duarte, Dolores Sanchez-Rodriguez
Summary: The recent publication of revised definitions for sarcopenia and malnutrition has shifted the research approach to these issues, with challenges remaining in applying these definitions in clinical practice, particularly for older cancer patients.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Shuo Yang, Lin Zhang, Qian Jin, Jian Wang, Danli Ma, Jie Gao, Rui Huang
Summary: This study found that MELD-Sarcopenia score and SMD are predictive factors for short-term readmission in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Sarcopenia and myosteatosis are associated with factors such as age, body mass index, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in HE patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2023)