Why do some women get sick after cancer surgery?
Predictive efficacy of rectus abdominis muscle and psoas major muscle thickness for postoperative morbidity in patients with endometrial cancer
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Surprising Findings
Psoas muscle thickness showed no association with complications at all.
Psoas is often used as a gold-standard muscle marker in sarcopenia studies—this study shows it’s useless for predicting outcomes in endometrial cancer surgery.
Practical Takeaways
If you're over 65 and facing abdominal cancer surgery, ask your surgeon: 'Can we shorten my operation time?' and 'What’s my age-adjusted risk?'
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Psoas muscle thickness showed no association with complications at all.
Psoas is often used as a gold-standard muscle marker in sarcopenia studies—this study shows it’s useless for predicting outcomes in endometrial cancer surgery.
Practical Takeaways
If you're over 65 and facing abdominal cancer surgery, ask your surgeon: 'Can we shorten my operation time?' and 'What’s my age-adjusted risk?'
Publication
Journal
Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association
Year
2025
Authors
Hasan Burak Rastgeldi, Tufan Arslanca, Halitcan Batur, Okan Aytekin, A. Tokalıoğlu, F. Kılıç, T. Turan
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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.
For women having open abdominal surgery to treat endometrial cancer, a muscle thickness measurement of 7.52 mm in the rectus abdominis is used to estimate the likelihood of complications after surgery, but this threshold correctly identifies only about half of those who will have complications.
For women having open abdominal surgery to treat endometrial cancer, older age is linked to a higher chance of complications within three months after surgery, even when other factors are taken into account.
For women having open abdominal surgery to treat endometrial cancer, longer surgery times are linked to a slightly higher chance of complications within three months after surgery, even when accounting for age and other variables.
For women having open abdominal surgery to treat endometrial cancer, the thickness of the psoas major muscle does not reliably predict whether they will experience complications after surgery.