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Baseline characteristics We included 2,167 eligible participants from the NHANES database, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Table 1 summarizes the baseline characteristics of the participants. They were divided into a sarcopenia group (601, 27.7%) and a non-sarcopenia group (1,566, 72.3%). The sarcopenia indexs for the two groups were 0.56 [0.47; 0.68] and 0.92 [0.77; 1.14], respectively. Compared … Read more
TOPLINE: Among patients with acute cholecystitis who were managed non-operatively, 38.3% experienced new complications. Delayed cholecystectomy was recommended for younger patients with prior complications. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective study to identify risk factors for gallstone disease relapse and establish the timeline for recurrence. They included 1634 patients treated for acute cholecystitis at three Swedish … Read more