The economic impact of anastomotic leak after colorectal cancer surgery.
Blas Flor-LorenteJosé Francisco Noguera-AguilarSalvadora Delgado-RivillaJosé María García-GonzálezMarcos Rodriguez-MartínLaura Salinas-OrtegaMiguel Ángel CasadoÁlvarez MaríaPublished in: Health economics review (2023)
The appearance of AL generates a considerable increase in the consumption of health resources, mainly due to an increase in hospital stays. The more complex the AL, the higher the cost associated with its treatment. INTEREST OF THE STUDY: it is the first cost-analysis study of AL after CR surgery based on prospective, observational and multicenter studies, with a clear, accepted and uniform definition of AL and estimated over a period of 30 days.