Improved short term surgical outcomes in Scotland for oesophageal cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-135

  Young, J A ^a   Shimi, S M ^a   Waugh, L ^b   McPhillips, G ^b   Thompson, A M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit; Morbidity and mortality; Mortality adverse events; Oesophageal cancer; Outcomes; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCOTLAND; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84872122718     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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