A recent study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital shows that survival rates after surgery have significantly improved over the years, even though patients have become sicker and older. One contributing factor is the continuous development of perioperative care, which encompasses patient management before, during, and after surgery. Aging population affects all sectors of health care. The purpose of the study, published in the International Journal of Surgery, was to investigate whether surgical patients were getting older and sicker, and if this led to a lower survival Read More