Colorectal surgeons in district general hospitals produce similar survival outcomes to their teaching hospital colleagues: review of 5-year survivals in Manchester
Kingston, R.D.; Walsh, S.; Jeacock, J.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 37(4): 235-237
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8835 PMID: 1383517 Document Number: 397433
A study of 578 patients treated for colorectal cancer in the North-west region comparing survival after surgery in teaching and non-teaching hospitals was performed. All patients had a minimum of 5 years follow-up. A greater proportion of elderly and emergency patients were treated in the non-teaching hospitals. The number of operative mortalities and 5-year survival figures for all causes of death and for colorectal deaths alone were similar in teaching and non-teaching hospital patients.