Sarcopenia in Resected NSCLC: Effect on Postoperative Outcomes

the effect of classroom observation on eflteachers skills ans students outcomes

abstract the following study, in the first place, attempted to examine the effect of less experienced teachers participation in experienced teachers classes on their own skills and teaching methodology, in the second place, attempted to find out the role of teachers training in students achievements. for this purpose, 21 efl teachers were selected according to available sampling in kish l...

Adopting postoperative chemoradiotherapy in resected gastric cancer.

Effect of Sarcopenia on Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality After Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery.

Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass associated with aging and advanced disease. This study retrospectively examined patients older than 55 years (N=46) who underwent thoracolumbar spine surgery between 2003 and 2015. Each patient's comorbidity burden was determined using the Charlson Comorbidity Index, and the Mirza Surgical Invasiveness Index was used to measure procedural complexity. Sarcop...

Effect of gold nanoparticles on postoperative peritoneal adhesions in rats

Objective(s): Abdominal adhesions are one of the most important problems, occurring after intra-abdominal surgery in more than 90% of cases. This condition is the leading cause of bowel obstruction, infertility, and abdominal/pelvic pain. Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been shown to be non-toxic and exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and antioxidant activities. The purpose of this study...

Radiographic sarcopenia predicts postoperative infectious complications in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy

BACKGROUND Recently, skeletal muscle depletion (sarcopenia) has been reported to influence postoperative outcomes after certain procedures. This study investigated the impact of sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). METHODS We performed a retrospective study of consecutive patients (n = 219) who underwent PD at our institution between January 2007 and Ma...