Background Application of evidence-based perioperative care protocols reduces
complication rates, accelerates recovery and shortens hospital stay. Presently, there are no …

Objective: To determine the clinical safety and efficacy of preoperative glucocorticoid (GC)
administration in major abdominal surgery with regards to short term outcomes. Background …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Protocols for enhanced recovery provide comprehensive and
evidence-based guidelines for best perioperative care. Protocol implementation may reduce …

Purpose Pulmonary complications after esophagectomy are still common and are a major
cause of mortality. The aim of this study was to clarify the risk factors for the occurrence of …

The concept of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) emerged at the turn of the
millennium and quickly gained footing worldwide leading to the establishment of institutional …

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a single preoperative
dose of methylprednisolone for preventing postoperative complications after major liver …

Objectives To investigate the postoperative adverse outcomes among surgical patients with
preoperative systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a nationwide population-based study …

Abstract Background: The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a new index recently
introduced for predicting the risk of nutrition-related complications. The GNRI has mainly …

Esophagectomy, the surgical removal of all or part of the esophagus, is a surgical procedure
that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary complications are an …

Background Pulmonary morbidities after esophagectomy are still common and are a major
cause of surgery-related mortality. The relationship between minimally invasive …