Why the study?
Does anastomotic leakage after resection of colorectal cancer increase the use of hospital resources?
Population
Patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer
Design
Other
Authors
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Anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection was associated with high resource use; leaves open whether prevention improves system-wide efficiency.
Does anastomotic leakage after resection of colorectal cancer increase the use of hospital resources?
Anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer resection significantly increases hospital resource utilization.
Frye et al. (2009) studied this question.
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