Day of surgery and mortality after pancreatoduodenectomy: A retrospective analysis of 29,270 surgical cases of pancreatic head cancer from Japan

ConclusionsThe rate of perioperative mortality for elective pancreatoduodenectomy is low in Japan, with no evidence of disparities in surgical mortality rates between weekdays.

Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery - September 8, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Sunao Uemura, Hideki Endo, Nao Ichihara, Hiroaki Miyata, Hiromichi Maeda, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Kinji Kamiya, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Yasuyuki Seto, Hiroki Yamaue, Masakazu Yamamoto, Yuko Kitagawa, Kazuhiro Hanazaki Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research