Cardiology

Data from L.M.W. Venrooij and Colleagues Advance Knowledge in Cardiology

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, February 19th, 2012

2012 FEB 19 -- "The objective of this study was to describe postoperative undernutrition in terms of postoperative losses of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASMM) with respect to complications, quality of life, readmission, and 1-y mortality after cardiac surgery. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery were prospectively followed," scientists in Amsterdam, Netherlands report.

"ASMM was measured 2 wk before and 2 mo after surgery using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. ASMM consists of arm skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and leg SMM. The association between >= 5% of ASMM decrease and postoperative outcome was analyzed using the chi-square test. A similar...

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