The value of a risk model combining specific risk factors for predicting postoperative severe morbidity in biliary tract cancer.

Purpose: Several surgical risk models are widely utilized in general surgery to predict postoperative morbidity. However, no studies have been undertaken to examine the predictive efficacy of these models in biliary tract cancer patients, and other perioperative variables can also influence morbidity. As a result, the study's goal was to examine these models alone, as well as risk models combined with disease-specific factors, in predicting severe complications.

The impact of RAGE inhibition in animal models of bacterial sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective To evaluate the impact of inhibition of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) on the outcome of bacterial sepsis in animal models. Methods Relevant publications were identified by systematic searches of PubMed, ISI Web of Science and Elsevier-Scopus databases. Results A total of Eleven studies with moderate quality were selected for analysis.