Practice Patterns and Outcomes Among Surgical Oncology Fellowship Graduates Performing Complex Cancer Surgery in the United States Across Different Career Stages.
Diamantis I TsilimigrasOdysseas ChatzipanagiotouSelamawit WoldesenbetYutaka EndoAbdullah AltafErryk KatayamaTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2024)
Among surgical oncology fellowship graduates performing complex cancer surgery, rates of serious complications and 90-day mortality were comparable between the early-career and mid/late-career stages. Individual surgeon case-specific volume was strongly associated with postoperative outcomes irrespective of years of independent practice or career stage.
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