Does Fragmentation of Care in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Increase Patient Mortality?
Kyle FreischlagL OlivereM TurnerM AdamC MantyhJ MigalyPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)
In patients with stage II-III rectal cancer, patients who have integrated care at academic hospitals or at least surgery at academic centers had better survival. All efforts should be made to reduce care fragmentation and surgery at academic centers should be prioritized.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery bypass
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- case report
- radiation therapy
- medical students
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- chronic pain