Frailty has emerged as a pivotal determinant of post-liver transplant(LT)outcomes,yet its integration into clinical practice remains inconsistent.Defined by functional impairments and reduced physiologic reserve,frail...
Wang and Liu's systematic review of frailty among elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)revealed that patients with frailty have significantly higher risks of all-cause and in-hospital dea...
BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)is an essential therapeutic tool for biliary and pancreatic diseases.Frail and elderly patients,especially those aged≥90 years are generally considered a...
BACKGROUND Frailty is a common condition in elderly patients who receive percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).However,how frailty affects clinical outcomes in this group is unclear.AIM To assess the link between fr...
The era of geriatric surgery has arrived with increased global life expectancy.The need to optimize outcomes in this group of patients goes beyond traditional outcomes such as postoperative morbidity and mortality ind...
For patients with fulminant liver failure and end-stage liver disease,liver transplantation remains the only effective treatment.Over the years,as a result of the ageing population,the average age of liver transplant ...
Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program,No.PX2018026.
BACKGROUND Frailty is prevalent in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases.However,the association between frailty and in-hospital outcomes for elderly patients with heart failure and reduced ejection(HFrEF)rema...
As the number of Americans aged 65 years and older continues to rise,there is projected to be a corresponding increase in demand for major surgeries within this population.Consequently,it is important to utilize accur...
According to the United States census bureau 20% of Americans will be older than 65 years in 2030 and half of them will need an operation- equating to about 36 million older surgical patients. Older adults are prone t...
During the last several decades,colorectal cancer surgery has experienced some major perioperative improvements.Preoperative risk-assessment of nutrition,frailty,and sarcopenia followed by interventions for patient op...