Observational study associates sarcopenia with worse perioperative outcomes in elderly patients, highlighting the need for better risk estimation tools.
Sarcopenia is associated with less favorable perioperative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing PCNL, with higher complication rates, increased emergency room visits, and prolonged hospital stays. We present a novel risk-stratification tool to help identify patients at increased risk of adverse events after PCNL, which may serve as a valuable adjunct in perioperative risk estimation and preoperative counseling in this high-risk population.
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