Open AccessSurgeon-Related Factors and Outcome in Rectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Geoffrey A. Porter,
Colin L. Soskolne,
Walter W. Yakimets,
Stephen C. Newman
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199802000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , rectum , hazard ratio , abdominoperineal resection , surgery , multivariate analysis , proportional hazards model , perforation , adjuvant therapy , confounding , prospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , confidence interval , materials science , punching , metallurgy , paleontology , biology
To determine whether surgical subspecialty training in colorectal surgery or frequency of rectal cancer resection by the surgeon are independent prognostic factors for local recurrence (LR) and survival.