Sarcopenic Obesity Is Associated with Severe Postoperative Complications in Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: a Prospective Study.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the risk of severe postoperative complications (SPCs) in patients with gastric cancer and to construct a nomogram based on independently related factors to identify high-risk patients.

Methods: We conducted a prospective study of 636 consecutive patients with gastric cancer who underwent radical gastrectomy. Degrees of sarcopenia and obesity were calculated before surgery.

Prophylactic use of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt aids in the treatment of refractory ascites: metaregression and trial sequential meta-analysis.

Goals: The aim of this study was to explore whether prophylactic use of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) could aid in the treatment of refractory ascites on the basis of current randomized controlled trials.

Background: TIPS is more effective for refractory ascites versus large-volume paracentesis. At present, however, the survival advantage is not clear within populations of undifferentiated patients.