Jesse Zuckerman

TL;DR: Low PMA is a marker of physical frailty associated with increased LOS in older adults undergoing cardiac surgical procedures and further research is necessary to validate PMA as a prognostic marker and therapeutic target in this vulnerable population.

TL;DR: Psoas muscle area is independently associated with all-cause mortality after elective endovascular and open aortic aneurysm repair, and may be integrated into the pre-operative risk assessment to optimize care in high-risk frail patients.

TL;DR: Methodological and statistical heterogeneity precluded consensus on the optimal treatment strategy in patients with chemorefractory and unresectable CRCLM and a more robust prospective comparative trial is warranted.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the association between anesthesiologist volume and short-term postoperative outcomes for complex gastrointestinal (GI) cancer surgery and found that, among adults who underwent complex gastrointestinal cancer surgery, those who received care from high-volume anesthesiologists had a lower risk of adverse post-operative outcomes compared with those who receive care from low-volume surgeons.

TL;DR: Right-sided diverticulitis can be successfully managed nonoperatively with low rates of recurrence and underlying colon cancers should be considered in populations in which this condition is more seldom observed.