Open AccessDose surgical sub-specialization influence survival in patients with colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Cameron Platell,
Daniel Lim,
Nazreen Tajudeen,
Ji-Li Tan,
Karen Wong
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i5.961
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , proportional hazards model , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , survival analysis , oncology , hazard ratio , surgery , cancer , confidence interval , paleontology , biology
To perform a review of patients with colorectal cancer to a community hospital and to compare the risk-adjusted survival between patients managed in general surgical units versus a colorectal unit.