Laparoscopy may decrease morbidity and length of stay after elective colon cancer resection, especially in frail patients: results from an observational real-life study.

Carlos Cerdán SantacruzMatteo FrassonBlas Flor-LorenteJosé Luis Ramos RodríguezMarta Trallero AnoroMónica Millán ScheidingOlga Maseda DíazPaula Dujovne LindenbaumAndrés Monzón AbadEduardo García-Granero Ximeneznull null

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2017)

In a real-life setting, laparoscopy decreases wound infection rate, post-operative complications, and length of stay, especially in ASA III-IV patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patients undergoing
patient reported outcomes
cross sectional
minimally invasive