Background: Cardiac surgery is associated with oxidative stress and systemic inflammation,
which both contribute to postoperative organ dysfunction. Vitamin C is a pleiotropic …

Nutritional considerations of many chronic diseases are not fully understood or taken into
consideration in everyday clinical practice. Therefore, it is not surprising that high proportion …

Background: Malnutrition is associated with poor outcomes in patients with cancer, heart
failure and chronic kidney disease. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of …

Background: Oxidative stress contributes to organ dysfunction after cardiac surgery and still
represents a major problem. Antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E might be organ …

Advances in surgical procedures, anesthesia, perioperative management, and new
technologies have facilitated continued improvements in patients' outcomes and mortality …

Objectives The authors sought to elucidate the role and predictive effects of preoperative
nutritional status on postoperative outcomes across different age groups undergoing heart …

Hundreds of thousands of cardiac surgeries are performed worldwide each year. 1–3 More
complex cardiac surgery is performed on an increasingly older population with frequent …

Objectives This study aims to develop and internally validate a prediction model, which
takes account of multivariable and comprehensive factors to predict the prolonged length of …

The importance of postoperative nutrition support (NS) has been poorly recognized in
cardiac surgery. In this population, we aim to describe the delivery of NS, factors affecting …

Cardiac surgery (CSX) can be lifesaving in elderly patients (age≥ 80 years) but may still be
associated with complications and functional decline. Frailty represents a determinant to …