The Claim
In women undergoing open abdominal surgery for endometrial cancer, a rectus abdominis muscle thickness below 7.52 mm is associated with a 44.8% positive predictive value for postoperative morbidity, but this association is not independent after adjustment for age and operative duration.
What the research says
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In women having open abdominal surgery for endometrial cancer, having thinner abdominal muscles (below 7.52 mm) is linked to a 44.8% chance of experiencing complications after surgery, but this link is not strong enough to be considered a standalone predictor once age and surgery length are taken into account.
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In women undergoing open abdominal surgery for endometrial cancer, rectus abdominis muscle thickness below 7.52 mm is associated with a 44.8% positive predictive value for postoperative morbidity, but this association is not independent after adjusting for age and operative duration.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that thinner stomach muscles in women having surgery for uterine cancer were linked to more complications after surgery, but only because those women were often older or had longer surgeries — not because the muscle thickness itself caused the problems.
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