Greater amounts of nutritional intake received during the first week in the ICU were associated with longer survival time and faster physical recovery to 3 months but not 6 months post ICU discharge in critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Current recommendations to underfeed critically ill patients may cause harm in some long-stay patients.

Resection of CRC LM is associated with greater risk of postoperative mortality among elderly patients despite less aggressive treatment. Although the long-term outcomes are inferior to younger patients, a substantial proportion of elderly patients will have long-term survival.

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One-third of patients with stage III colon cancer in the general population do not receive ACT. Use of ACT in routine practice is associated with a substantial improvement in CSS and OS.

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