Colorectal cancer surgery in rural Australia can match outcomes in metropolitan hospitals: a 14-year study

Med J Aust. 2021 Mar;214(4):186-187. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50852. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Authors

Matthias W Wichmann^{1

2}, Timothy K McCullough^{1

3}, Eben Beukes¹, Thomas Gunning¹, Guy J Maddern^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Mount Gambier Hospital, Mount Gambier, SA.
² Flinders University, Mount Gambier, SA.
³ The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.

PMID: 33165942
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50852

No abstract available

Keywords: Colorectal surgery; Morbidity; Mortality; Rural health services; Survival analysis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Australia / epidemiology
Colectomy / mortality*
Colorectal Neoplasms / mortality
Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery*
Female
Hospitals, Rural / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitals, Urban / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging / mortality
Proctectomy / mortality*
Prospective Studies
Rural Population / statistics & numerical data
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome