BACKGROUND Ventilator dependency following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, few reports have focused on the independent risk factors for ventilator dependency following CABG. This study aimed to evaluate the independent risk factors for ventilator dependency following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS T...

Preoperative risk stratification in cancer surgery is important to improve treatment and outcome. Sarcopenia defined by progressive generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass strength now getting attention as a poor prognostic factor. The purpose this review was explore the impact sarcopenia on short long-term outcomes patients undergoing surgical resection gastrointestinal tumors. Recent studies...

Neoptolemos JP, Shqw DE, Cart-Locke DL (1989) A Multivariate Analysis of Preoperative Risk Factors in Patients with Common Bile Duct Stones Implications for Treatment. Annals of Surgery 209: 157-161. A multivariate analysis of 30 preoperative risk factors was undertaken in 248 patients who underwent surgery alone for common bile duct (CBD) stones and in 190 patients who had endoscopic sphincter...

Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are likely to receive a blood transfusion, which may increase the risk of complications and prolong hospital stay. Considerable variation exists in transfusion practice among orthopedic surgeons following elective TKA. Previous studies have investigated the relationship between preoperative risk factors and the requirement for blood transfusions...

Our aim was to judge the influence of preoperative psychological disturbance on the outcome of lumbar discectomy. We evaluated 66 patients, before and after operation, using a self-administered questionnaire. Disability was assessed using the Oswestry disability index and psychological disturbance the Distress and Risk Assessment Method (DRAM) score. Patients were classified as normal, at risk ...

background: today the use of laparoscopy before laparotomy is an effective method for decision-making in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. the reliance on ct scans for decision-making purposes is not only unhelpful, yet also misleading . nonetheless, indications for laparoscopy and its application are changing daily. the low quality of diagnostic tools and epidemiological situation in our c...