CT-derived Pre-treatment Thoracic Sarcopenia is associated with Late Mortality After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

Frailty, characterized by physiologic depletion, predicts post-operative morbidity and mortality in vascular surgery patients. CT-derived sarcopenia is a valuable method for objectively staging frailty preoperatively.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - November 5, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Sydney L. Olson, Annalise M. Panthofer, Donald J. Harris, William D. Jordan, Mark A. Farber, Richard P. Cambria, Jon S. Matsumura Tags: Clinical Research, Basic Science Source Type: research