Health economic analysis of curative-intent gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma and the costs related to post-operative complications.
Jonathan SivakumarFeras AlnimriMary A JohnsonSalena WardLynn ChongMichael W HiiPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)
The surgical management of gastric cancer carries a substantial cost burden. The presence and severity of post-operative complications is strongly associated with increasing cost. Minimizing complications, in addition to obvious clinical benefits, enables a large reduction in costs of care.