A protocol for a prospective, multicentre observational study to determine if nonanaemic iron deficiency worsens postoperative outcome in patients undergoing elective surgery for resection of colorectal cancer: The NATO study.
Lachlan F MilesVanessa Pac SooSabine BraatAdele BurgessStephane HeritierPhilip SmartNicole TanAnna ParkerKate L BurburyDavid A Storynull nullPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)
The results of this study will provide patients and clinicians with high-quality evidence concerning associations between nonanaemic iron deficiency and patient-centred outcomes after surgery for colorectal cancer. The study will be conducted in multiple urban and rural centres across Australia and New Zealand. The results will be highly generalisable to contemporary surgical practice and should be rapidly translated.