Anorexia of Ageing, an Underappreciated Perioperative Concern?

Brandon Stretton^{1

2}, Joshua Kovoor³, Aashray Gupta⁴, Stephen Bacchi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
² Department of Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Lyell McEwin Hospital, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Brandon Stretton et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2025 Feb.

. 2025 Feb;16(1):e13683.

doi: 10.1002/jcsm.13683.

Brandon Stretton^{1

2}, Joshua Kovoor³, Aashray Gupta⁴, Stephen Bacchi⁵

¹ Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
² Department of Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Lyell McEwin Hospital, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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