Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Allocation of Post-Acute Care Services Differs Among Rural and Urban Colon Cancer Patients After Resection.
Sara Myers, Wang Pong Chan, Elizabeth S Davis, Anays Murillo, Sing Chau Ng, Olga Beresneva, Samantha Rivard, Teviah Sachs, Jennifer S Davids, Kelly M Kenzik
Published: 202510.1097/XCS.0000000000001663
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Compared to urban, rural patients experience more post-operative complications including surgical site infections and anastomotic leaks following colon cancer (CC) resection. As these complications often require long-term care, we investi…
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