Volume-outcome relationship in rectal cancer surgery.

Leandro SiragusaB SensiD VinciM FranceschilliC Pathirannehalage DonG BagagliniV BellatoM CampanelliG S Sica

Published in: Discover. Oncology (2021)

This study suggests that the shift toward higher volume in rectal cancer surgery is associated to decreased anastomotic leak rate. Potentiation of lower volume surgical units may yield optimal perioperative outcomes.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
patients undergoing
squamous cell carcinoma
metabolic syndrome
acute kidney injury
radiation therapy
atrial fibrillation
insulin resistance