Researchers conducted a retrospective population study to analyze the impact of surgical sub-specialization on short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing emergent surgery for colon cancer. The study included 656 patients divided into three groups based on specialization of the operating team. The results showed no significant differences in 5-year overall survival, 3-year recurrence-free survival, or postoperative complication rates between the groups. However, patients operated on by emergency surgical teams were more likely to have a permanent stoma after 3 years.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t by Arnarson Ö, Syk I and Butt ST in World J Emerg Surg
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