Kazushige Kawai, Shinya Hirakawa, Hisateru Tachimori, Taro Oshikiri, Hiroaki Miyata, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuko Kitagawa
INTRODUCTION: We previously developed risk models for mortality and morbidity after low anterior resection using a nationwide Japanese database. However, the milieu of low anterior resection in Japan has undergone drastic changes since then. This study aimed to construct risk models for 6 short-term postoperative outcomes after low anterior resection, i.e., in-hospital mortality, 30-day mortality, anastomotic leakage, surgical site infection except for anastomotic leakage, overall postoperative complication rate, and 30-day reoperation rate...
June 13, 2023: Digestive Surgery