Rectal cancer surgery: Volume-outcome analysis

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1389-1396

  Nugent, Emmeline ^a   Neary, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Local recurrence; Morbidity; Mortality; Rectal cancer; Volume outcome

Indexed keywords

ANUS SURGERY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; SPHINCTER PRESERVING SURGERY; SURGEON;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149412254     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1019-1     Document Type: Review

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