Preoperative sarcopenia and exercise intolerance predict outcomes following lung cancer surgery
Lung cancer is a major global cause of mortality, reportedly accounting for 1.7 million deaths each year. The most common form of lung cancer is non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and early-stage NSCLCs can often be surgically resected.
Unfortunately, some patients still experience poor outcomes after surgical resection, prompting further research on the relationship between a patient s preoperative status and the likelihood of good postoperative outcomes.
Given this need for information, Dr. Shinya Tanaka from the Department of Rehabilitation and Prof. Naoki Ozeki from the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University, and their colleagues decided to investigate. Previous studies had identified some risk factors for mortality after NSCLC resection, including sarcopenia, which is defined as the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength and predominantly occurs in older individua
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Lung cancer is a major global cause of mortality, reportedly accounting for 1.7 million deaths each year. The most common form of lung cancer is non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and early-stage NSCLCs can often be surgically resected. Unfortunately, some patients still experience poor outcomes after surgical resection, prompting further research on the relationship between a patient s preoperative status and the likelihood of good postoperative outcomes.
Given this need for information, Dr. Shinya Tanaka from the Department of Rehabilitation and Prof. Naoki Ozeki from the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University, and their colleagues decided to investigate. Previous studies had identified some risk factors for mortality after NSCLC resection, including sarcopenia, which is defined as the progressive loss of muscle mass and strength and predominantly occurs in older individuals. Another known risk factor for unfavorable postoperative outcomes is poor physical pe
Age-related muscle loss predicts outcomes after lung cancer surgery: Study ANI | Updated: Apr 24, 2021 23:04 IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 24 (ANI): Patients with age-related muscle loss and poor walking abilities have worse prognoses after lung cancer surgery, a study led by researchers at Nagoya University found.
Lung cancer is a major global cause of mortality, reportedly accounting for 1.7 million deaths each year. The most common form of lung cancer is non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and early-stage NSCLCs can often be surgically resected.
Unfortunately, some patients still experience poor outcomes after surgical resection, prompting further research on the relationship between a patient s preoperative status and the likelihood of good postoperative outcomes.
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Routine thoracic surgery could be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
A study in the
Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) comparing surgeries performed at one Chinese hospital in 2019 with a similar date range during the COVID-19 pandemic found that routine thoracic surgery and invasive examinations were performed safely. The
JTO is the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
Wentao Fang, MD, chief director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China and his colleagues analyzed the number of elective procedures by a single surgeon team between 2019 and 2020 and compared the clinicopathological characteristics, surgical procedures and perioperative results of this year with the corresponding period last year.