scoring in risk stratification prior to non-cardiac surgery is unclear. Although current guidelines recommend stress testing in intermediate-high risk individuals, over one-third of perioperative ...

PREOPERATIVE chest CT markers of myosteatosis, specifically reduced skeletal muscle density (SMD) and increased intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), are associated with worse overall survival (OS) in ...

Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple ...

The following is a summary of "Association between serum creatinine—to—albumin ratio and 28-day mortality in intensive care ...

High-volume centres achieve excellent long-term survival and low reoperation rates in mitral valve repair—key findings ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) such as semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) may increase the risk of pulmonary aspiration among patients undergoing surgery ...

Vascular. 2009;17(3):129-137. Laboratory tests may be a perfect additional tool for preoperative risk stratification because laboratory tests can be easily performed, have relatively low costs ...

Prevention, diagnosis, and management of penile cancer in the LGBTQ+ community: A systematic review and meta-analysis. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers ...

performed over a 3-year period to determine the value of negative DSE for preoperative risk assessment in elderly patients. All patients with negative DSE performed for preoperative evaluation ...