Infectious Postoperative Complications Decrease Long-term Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

In Brief Objective: We sought to characterize the effect of postoperative complications on long-term survival after colorectal cancer (CRC) resection. Background: The impact of early morbidity on long-term survival after curative-intent CRC surgery remains controversial. Methods: The Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program and Central Cancer Registry databases were linked to acquire perioperative and cancer-specific data for 12,075...