Involvement of surgical trainees in surgery for colorectal cancer and their effect on outcome

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 837-845

  Borowski, D W ^a   Ratcliffe, A A ^b   Bharathan, B ^a   Gunn, A ^c   Bradburn, D M ^d   Mills, S J ^c   Wilson, R G ^e   Kelly, S B ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Population audit; Surgical outcomes; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 52949118098     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01465.x     Document Type: Article

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