Hospital and surgeon variation in positive circumferential resection margin among rectal cancer patients

Volume: 218, Issue: 5, Pages: 881 - 886
Published: Nov 1, 2019
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate variation in positive CRM at the surgeon and hospital levels and assess impact on disease-specific survival.Patients with stage I-III rectal cancer were identified in New York State. Bayesian hierarchical regressions estimated observed-to-expected (O/E) ratios for each surgeon/hospital. Competing-risks analyses estimated disease-specific survival among patients who were treated by surgeons/hospitals...
Paper Details
Title
Hospital and surgeon variation in positive circumferential resection margin among rectal cancer patients
Published Date
Nov 1, 2019
Volume
218
Issue
5
Pages
881 - 886
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