A study published in February 2026, involving 11,954 patients aged 75 and older, reveals that traditional surgical risk assessments often overlook physical frailty. Researchers found that metrics for malnutrition, muscle loss, and physical function are more accurate predictors of 180-day post-operative mortality than age or standard anesthesia risk ratings alone. Beyond Age: Redefining Surgical Risk … Read more
Rawla P, Sunkara T, Barsouk A. Epidemiology of colorectal cancer: incidence, mortality, survival, and risk factors. Prz Gastroenterol. 2019;14(2):89–103. CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Sun G, Li Y, Peng Y, Lu D, Zhang F, Cui X, Zhang Q, Li Z. Can sarcopenia be a predictor of prognosis for patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer? A … Read more
In the present study, a retrospective analysis was conducted on the 28,762 patients who underwent non-cardiac surgical treatments in large tertiary hospitals across China. It was demonstrated that patients with at-risk GNRI exhibited a significantly lower one-year OS in comparison to those with no-risk GNRI. At-risk GNRI is associated with a variety of postoperative complications, … Read more
Hong Kong’s flu season is expected to peak at the end of February and last well into March or April as more residents bring the bug back from overseas, a respiratory disease expert has predicted. David Hui Shu-cheong, a professor of respiratory medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said on Saturday the flu … Read more