Short-term outcomes of distal gastrectomy versus total gastrectomy for gastric cancer under enhanced recovery after surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has been used safely and effectively in patients with gastric cancer. Our aim was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of total gastrectomy (TG) versus distal gastrectomy (DG) for gastric cancer under ERAS. A prospectively collected database of 1349 patients with gastric cancer who underwent TG or DG between January 2016 and September 2022 was retrospectively analyzed.

Development of an individualized model for predicting postoperative delirium in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication in older patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that adversely impacts clinical outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the risk factors for POD and to construct a predictive nomogram. Data for a total of 1481 older patients (training set: n=1109; validation set: n=372) who received liver resection for HCC were retrospectively retrieved from two prospective databases.

A predictive nomogram model for low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer resection.

Background: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) and to construct a nomogram capable of predicting the risk of LARS in patients who undergo rectal cancer resection.

Methods: About 538 patients who had undergone anterior resection were recruited as a development set. In addition, 114 patients with rectal cancer were analysed as a validation set to test the new nomogram.

Comparison of prolonged postoperative ileus between laparoscopic right and left colectomy under enhanced recovery after surgery: a propensity score matching analysis.

Background: There were differences in the recovery of bowel function and prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) between laparoscopic right colectomy (RC) and left colectomy (LC) under the guidance of enhanced recovery after surgery.

Methods: We selected 870 patients who underwent elective laparoscopic colectomy from June 2016 to December 2021, including 272 patients who had RC and 598 who had LC. According to 1:1 proportion for propensity score matching and correlation analysis, 247 patients who had RC and 247 who had LC were finally enrolled.

Chitosan cross-linked graphene oxide/lignosulfonate composite aerogel for enhanced adsorption of methylene blue in water.

Graphene oxide (GO)/polymer composites have received wide interests in adsorption of pollutants in water. However, the use of synthetic polymers and toxic cross-linking agents impacts the environment. Herein, a new GO/lignosulfonate aerogel (GLCA) cross-linked by chitosan was prepared without using any toxic chemicals.

Effect of straight-chain alcohols on the physicochemical properties of calcium lignosulfonate.

Lignosulfonate is an anionic surfactant from pulp processing industries. Alcohols are often used as cosurfactants in the application of surfactant. The improvement of straight-chain alcohols with different alkyl chain lengths as cosurfactant on the physicochemical properties of calcium lignosulfonate (CL) aqueous solution has been investigated.