Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a perioperative patient
management strategy that is being adopted rapidly across surgical specialties worldwide …

Background In older patients, sarcopenia is a prevalent disease associated with negative
outcomes. Sarcopenia has been investigated in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic …

Aims Low serum albumin levels are associated with poor prognosis in numerous chronic
disease states but the relationship between albumin and outcomes in patients with heart …

Serum albumin levels are strongly associated with the morbidity, prognosis, and mortality
rates of patients with hypoalbuminemia, which is a frequent problem during hospitalization …

背景衰弱和营养不良是老年比较常见的问题. 近年来营养不良作为衰弱的可改变危险因素引起了
越来越多的关注, 若能及早识别并干预营养不良, 有可能延缓甚至逆转衰弱 …

Objective Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the most common performed
surgery in the cervical spine. Dysphagia is one of the most frequent complications following …

Objective Obesity has become a public health crisis and continues to be on the rise. An
elevated body mass index has been linked to higher rates of spinal degenerative disease …

Malnutrition represents a common and important feature in elderly people affected by
cardiovascular diseases. Several studies have investigated its prevalence and prognostic …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a relatively new treatment method for
aortic stenosis (AS) and has been demonstrated to be suitable for patients with varying risk …

Calcification of the aortic valve (CAVDS) is a major cause of aortic stenosis (AS) leading to
loss of valve function which requires the substitution by surgical aortic valve replacement …