Flow chart of malnutrition and sarcopenia screening.

Flow chart of malnutrition and sarcopenia screening.</p

Combinations used to diagnose sarcopenia.

Combinations used to diagnose sarcopenia.</p

Demographic, clinical, and surgical characteristics and outcomes.

Demographic, clinical, and surgical characteristics and outcomes.</p

Algorithm for proposed sarcopenia screening in older-adult, surgical oncology patients.

Algorithm for proposed sarcopenia screening in older-adult, surgical oncology patients.</p

Validity of combinations used to diagnose sarcopenia.

Validity of combinations used to diagnose sarcopenia.</p

Independent risk factors associated with preoperative sarcopenia.

Independent risk factors associated with preoperative sarcopenia.</p

Raw data of screening tool for sarcopenia.

(XLSX)</p

Initial resuscitation and infection issues in a resource-limited setting.

<p>Initial resuscitation and infection issues in a resource-limited setting.</p

Diagnostic criteria used for organ dysfunction.

<p>Criteria were from the literature <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0029858#pone.0029858-Bone1" target="_blank">[1]</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0029858#pone.0029858-Levy1" target="_blank">[2]</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0029858#pone.0029858-Goldstein1" target="_blank">[27]</a> to fit the available data. Acute oliguria was determined from 24-hour urine because hourly urine output was infrequently monitored. Diagnostic criteria of arterial hypoxaemia (PaO₂/FiO₂<300), ileus, and clinical signs of tissue hypoperfusion (decrease capillary refill or mottling) were not used as data were not recorded in the patient records. Laboratory testing for lactate level was not available in the hospital. The Glasgow Coma Score was not documented in patient records.</p

Management and outcome of 72 patients with severe sepsis.

<p>When not shown the patient denominator is 72. Where the denominator differs from this for a particular question, these are shown.</p