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Colorectal Cancer
Model to predict postoperative mortality in elderly colorectal cancer patients developed
August 7th, 2006
A model was developed that can accurately estimate 30-day mortality in patients older than aged 80 years undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. "This study was designed to develop a model for predicting postoperative mortality in elderly patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. This multicenter study was conducted by using routinely collected clinical data, assessing patients older than aged 80 years, with 30-day operative mortality as the primary end point," scientists in England reported. "Data were collected from The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland database, encompassing 8,077 newly diagnosed colorectal...
Source: Gastroenterology Week (2006-08-07)
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