Association of day of the week with mortality after elective right hemicolectomy for colon cancer: Case analysis from the National Clinical Database.
Hiromichi MaedaHideki EndoNao IchiharaHiroaki MiyataHiroshi HasegawaKinji KamiyaYoshihiro KakejiKazuhiro YoshidaYasuyuki SetoHiroki YamaueMasakazu YamamotoYuko KitagawaSunao UemuraKazuhiro HanazakiPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2021)
This study did not identify an evident difference in surgical mortality between weekdays; a safe elective right hemicolectomy for colon cancer is being offered throughout the week in Japan.