Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis

Abstract

EWGSOP2's updated recommendations aim to increase awareness of sarcopenia and its risk. With these new recommendations, EWGSOP2 calls for healthcare professionals who treat patients at risk for sarcopenia to take actions that will promote early detection and treatment. We also encourage more research in the field of sarcopenia in order to prevent or delay adverse health outcomes that incur a heavy burden for patients and healthcare systems.

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Affiliated Institutions

• Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico IT
• University of Liège BE
• Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust GB
• Helsinki University Hospital FI
• Maastricht University NL
• University of Parma IT
• Newcastle University GB
• University of Luxembourg LU
• Australian Catholic University AU
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel BE
• University of Geneva CH
• Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico IT
• NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre GB
• University of Oxford GB
• University of Verona IT
• Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani IT
• Universitat Pompeu Fabra ES
• Université Côte d'Azur FR
• University of Southampton GB
• University of Antwerp BE
• Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal ES
• Karolinska University Hospital SE
• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore IT
• Uppsala University Hospital SE
• Charles University CZ
• Hospital del Mar Research Institute ES
• Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria ES
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg DE
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand FR
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ES
• Istanbul University TR
• University of Helsinki FI
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice FR
• MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit GB
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam NL
• Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen Stuivenberg BE
• Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées FR
• Agaplesion Bethanien Krankenhaus DE
• Heidelberg University DE
• University of Sheffield GB
• Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust GB

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