The day of week of elective colorectal cancer surgery has no impact on mortality and morbidity.
CONCLUSIONS: The day of week of operation could not be shown to have any significant impact on the risk of post-operative surgical or medical complications or on short-term mortality in patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer in Denmark.
FUNDING: none.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.
PMID: 31256780 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research
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