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Cancer staging and survival in colon cancer is dependent on the quality of the pathologists' specimen examinationP Jestin
The Department of Surgical Sciences, Akademiska sjukhuset, Colorectal Unit, Uppsala University, SE 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
Eur J Cancer 41:2071-8. 2005..An index of metastases (IM) is a possible basis for guidance in the choice of adjuvant treatments that appears superior to that of N-stage...
Elective surgery for colorectal cancer in a defined Swedish populationP Jestin
Department of Surgical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, SE 75185 Uppsala, Sweden
Eur J Surg Oncol 30:26-33. 2004..The aim of this study was to describe variability in compliance to clinical guidelines in colorectal cancer surgery related to hospital structure...
Surgeon and hospital-related risk factors in colorectal cancer surgeryF Brännström
Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Colorectal Dis 13:1370-6. 2011..The aim of this study was to identify surgeon and hospital-related factors in a well-defined population-based cohort; the results of this study could possibly be used to improve outcome in colorectal cancer...
Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery: a case-control studyP Jestin
Department of Surgical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Colorectal Dis 10:715-21. 2008..One drawback, however, is the high anastomotic leakage rate of approximately 10-18%. Male gender and low anastomoses are known risk factors for such leakage. The aim of this study was to identify potentially modifiable risk factors...
Registration and validity of surgical complications in colorectal cancer surgeryU Gunnarsson
Department of Surgical Sciences, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Br J Surg 90:454-9. 2003..Population-based quality registers have become an important tool in quality assessment during the past decade. For registers to be reliable, however, data must be checked carefully for validity...
Emergency surgery for colonic cancer in a defined populationP Jestin
Department of Surgical Sciences, Federation of County Councils, Stockholm, Sweden
Br J Surg 92:94-100. 2005..The duration of hospital stay was the strongest determinant of cost (r(2) = 0.52, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Emergency surgery for colonic cancer is associated with a stage-specific increase in mortality rate...
