Effects of preoperative nutritional status on disability-free survival after cardiac and thoracic aortic surgery: a prospective observational study

Purpose Preoperative malnutrition is associated with postoperative complications, prolonged intensive care unit stay, and mortality, leading to functional disability after non-cardiac surgery. However, its effects on cardiac and thoracic aortic surgery outcomes remain unknown. We examined the effect...

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