A simple web-based risk calculator (www.anastomoticleak.com) is superior to the surgeon ’s estimate of anastomotic leak after colon cancer resection
ConclusionsA simple anastomotic leak risk calculator is significantly better at predicting anastomotic leak than the estimate of the primary surgeon. Further external validation on a larger data set is required.
Source: Techniques in Coloproctology - Category: Surgery Source Type: research
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