Association between preoperative lumbar skeletal muscle index and postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy: a retrospective study

• DOI: 10.17085/apm.23142
• Publication Date: 2024-04-15T06:11:30Z
• Authors: Hyun Il Kim; Ki Jun Kim; Sangil Kim; Hae Dong Kim; Seung Hyun Kim
• Keywords: anesthesia recovery period; R; postoperative nausea and vomiting; lumbar skeletal muscle index; general anesthesia; sarcopenia; retrospective studies; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Anesthesiology; postoperative complications; x-ray computed tomography; Geriatric Anesthesia and Pain; Medicine; RD78.3-87.3

Sarcopenia is associated with postoperative complications; however, its impact on the quality of recovery, such as nausea and vomiting (PONV) pain, remains unclear. We investigated association preoperative lumbar skeletal muscle mass index (LSMI) PONV, complications.