Handgrip Strength (HGS) With HGS Asymmetry Are Associated With All-cause Mortality and Hospital Readmissions

Handgrip Strength (HGS) With HGS Asymmetry is Associated With All-cause Mortality and Hospital Readmissions Among Elderly Patients With Gastric Cancer.

Adding the handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry to the existing measurements of low HGS may improve the assessment of muscle function.

We sought to explore the associations between maximal HGS with HGS asymmetry and mortality, hospital readmissions, total complications, and prolonged length of stay (PLOS) among elderly patients with gastric cancer.

Inclusion Criteria:

• with gastric cancer
• aged ≥60 years
• were scheduled to undergo radical surgery for the first time

Exclusion Criteria:

• received preoperative radiotherapy or chemotherapy
• combined with other types of malignant tumors