Really interesting project. Appreciating the scale of frailty and multimorbidity across UK older adults undergoing surgery.

Only 1% of patients get a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Geriatrician led optimisation preop. Huge scope to improve outcomes.

Does this study show outcomes yet??

The link is to the study protocol but have they started collecting data.

Slightly confused?…

Also study which showed lower leak rates for right hemicolectomy anastomosis with 100mm staplers - confounding factor?

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38158622/

Sounds much more productive, what game are you playing on PS?

The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).

Principles like the Declaration of Helsinki are the fundamental bedrock of ethical medicine.

Unfortunately those principles are rarely upheld in conflict zones.

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