Emergent Colectomy Is Independently Associated with Decreased Long-Term Overall Survival in Colon Cancer Patients.
Zhaomin XuAdan Z BecerraChristopher T AquinaBradley J HensleyCarla F JustinianoCourtney BoodryAlex A SwangerReza ArsalanizadehKatia NoyesJohn R MonsonFergal J FlemingPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2017)
Emergent resection for colon cancer is independently associated with poor short-term outcomes and decreased 5-year OS compared to elective resection. With 30% of cases in this study emergent, these findings underlie the importance of adherence to colon cancer screening guidelines to limit the need for emergent resections.