Effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment-guided nursing interventions on postoperative complications/recovery in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal or hepatobiliary surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2026; 18(9): 120394
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120394

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (concurrent retrospective cohort, April 2025 to December 2025), mean ± SD/n (%)

Variable	Control (n = 38)	Observation (n = 40)	P value
Age (years)	71.8 ± 6.2	70.5 ± 5.8	0.342
Male	25 (65.8)	24 (60.0)	0.594
NRS-2002 score	2.8 ± 1.7	2.6 ± 1.5	0.573
Barthel Index	72.5 ± 14.8	74.2 ± 15.1	0.613
CCI score	2.4 ± 1.4	2.5 ± 1.3	0.738
MMSE score	24.1 ± 3.8	24.5 ± 3.6	0.627
Surgery type			0.996
Gastric cancer	12 (31.6)	13 (32.5)
Colorectal cancer	15 (39.5)	16 (40.0)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	7 (18.4)	7 (17.5)
Benign hepatobiliary	4 (10.5)	4 (10.0)

Both groups were drawn concurrently from April 2025 through December 2025 within the same ward and by the same clinical teams. NRS-2002: Nutritional Risk Screening 2002; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination.

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Citation: Dong ZX, Xie S, Xu J. Effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment-guided nursing interventions on postoperative complications/recovery in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal or hepatobiliary surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(9): 120394
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Dong ZX, Xie S, Xu J. Effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment-guided nursing interventions on postoperative complications/recovery in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal or hepatobiliary surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(9): 120394 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.120394]

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