Summary The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status is a tool
commonly used to classify a patient's physical fitness before surgery. Since its introduction in …

In recent years, as living standards have continued to improve, the number of diabetes
patients in China, along with the incidence of complications associated with the disease, has …

Background: Ankle arthrodesis has been the mainstay treatment for end-stage ankle
arthritis. The popularity of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has been on the rise due to …

Abstract The American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of physical status (ASA
PS) is a widely used system for categorizing the preoperative status of patients. The ASA …

Abstract Aim The “2024 aha/acc/acs/asnc/hrs/sca/scct/scmr/svm Guideline for Perioperative
Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery” provides recommendations to guide …

Background Patient frailty has been implicated as a predictor of poor patient outcomes;
however, there is no consensus on how to define or quantify frailty to assess perioperative …

Background Sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block facilitates recovery of
neuromuscular function after surgery, but the drug is expensive. We evaluated the effects of …

Objective To investigate the prognostic value of elements of the Geriatric Assessment, in
particular the Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test and the Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living …

Perioperative risk estimation is multidimensional including validated indices, biomarkers,
functional capacity estimation, and intraoperative hemodynamics. Identification and …

Purpose There is still no easy and highly useful method to comprehensively assess both
preoperative and intraoperative patient statuses to predict postoperative outcomes. We …