Background Considered to reflect a patients' biological age, frailty is a new syndrome shown
to predict surgical outcomes in elderly patients. In view of the increasing age at which …

Objective The study investigates the impact of preoperative rehabilitation on the surgical
prognosis of frail older patients. Method The effect sizes of all studies retrieved and included …

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate associations between frailty and outcomes in
patients with ICC undergoing hepatic lobectomy using a large, nationally representative …

Background With limited national studies available, we characterized the association of
frailty with outcomes of surgical resection for colonic volvulus. Methods Adults with sigmoid …

Aim The number of elderly patients with liver cancer is increasing with the aging society. The
Geriatric Prognostic Scoring System is useful in predicting the postoperative prognosis for …

AIM To study the influence of frailty on postoperative outcomes, such as mortality, rate of
complications, and length of hospitalization, following hepatectomy. METHODS PubMed …

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate associations between frailty and outcomes in
patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) undergoing hepatic lobectomy using a …

Background/Aims: Celiac disease (CD) is a T-cell-mediated gluten sensitivity that results in
villous atrophy in the small intestine, leading to chronic malabsorption. Patients with celiac …

Objective: To create a novel comorbidity score tailored for surgical database research.
Summary Background Data: Despite their use in surgical research, the Elixhauser (ECI) and …

Geriatrics is a strong common bond linking the medical and surgical specialties, because
much of surgical practice involves older persons. Indeed, many of the largest surgical …