Frederick H Koh, Lincoln My Chew, Nicky Wong, Alfred Wc Kow, Dominic Yap, Sherryl Ng, Jingyu Ng, Ming-Yuan Tan, Daniel Jk Lee, Angie Ps Au-Yong, Clement Ck Yan, Priscilla Darmawirya, Balachandran Jayachandran, Andrea Maier, Hazel El Yeong, Samuel Th Chew, Fung-Joon Foo, Kwang-Yeong How, Doris Hl Ng
BACKGROUND: Ageing population is a worldwide phenomenon with correspondingly higher proportion of older patients being treated in the hospital setting. Sarcopenia, which increases with age, has serious negative implications on health, hospitalization and overall postoperative recovery. There is no mutual consensus on perioperative management of sarcopenia in surgical patients in Singapore. The purpose of this study is to create greater clarity pertaining to the recognition of sarcopenia, the application of assessment criteria of sarcopenia and perioperative management of surgical patients in Singapore...
May 3, 2024: International Journal of Surgery