Reporting of short-term clinical outcomes after esophagectomy: A systematic review

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 658-666

  Blencowe, Natalie S ^a,b   Strong, Sean ^a   McNair, Angus G K ^a,b   Brookes, Sara T ^b   Crosby, Tom ^c   Griffin, S Michael ^d   Blazeby, Jane M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858706434     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182480a6a     Document Type: Review

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