Hospital variation in sphincter-preservation rates in rectal cancer treatment: results of a population-based study in the Netherlands.
T KoëterLindsey C F de NesD K WasowiczD D E ZimmermanR H A VerhoevenM A ElferinkJ H W de WiltPublished in: BJS open (2021)
This population-based study showed a significant hospital variation in sphincter-preservation rates in rectal surgery. The annual hospital volume, however, was not associated with sphincter-preservation rates in low, and high rectal cancer nor with other short-term outcomes.