Variation in practice of pouch surgery in England - using SWORD data to cut to the chase and justify centralization.

N S FearnheadMatthew James LeeA G AchesonGuy Henry Thomas WorleyO D FaizS R Brown

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)

Low volume units and occasional pouch surgeons present a strong argument for centralization of pouch surgery. Data from England outside London suggest that this may already be happening.

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