“…13,14 Both studies only consisted of ~300 patients, and determined surgical site infections were not found to be linked to sarcopenia; however, one study demonstrated sarcopenic patients were more likely to have increased operative times and inpatient length of stay (LOS). 13,14 Furthermore, 2 further retrospective studies demonstrated that sarcopenia, as assessed through the PLVI, increased total inpatient hospital cost, LOS, and rates of nonhome discharge. 15,16 Given the relatively recent introduction of a designated ICD code for sarcopenia in 2016, there is a current lack of large database analysis analyzing the independent risk of sarcopenia for complications and health care use.…”