A series of 56 consecutive patients, referred for surgery to a specialized institute, had elective laparotomies with various surgical procedures aimed at curing locoregional colorectal cancer. Data defining patient and tumour-related preoperative, operative and postoperative variables, including costs, were collected. The study group was divided into two age groups (< 65 vs > or = 65 years), which were similar in terms of patient- and tumour-related variables. Differences were not statistically significant (Pounds 440; 95% exact CI; Pounds -50; 1800). There is no evidence to suggest that there are any total charge differences in treating the two age groups, as confirmed by the cost analysis.
Elective surgery for colorectal cancer in the aged : a clinical-economical evaluation / R.A. Audisio, M. Cazzaniga, C. Robertson, P. Veronesi, B. Andreoni, M.S. Aapro. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0007-0920. - 76:3(1997), pp. 382-384. [10.1038/bjc.1997.394]
Elective surgery for colorectal cancer in the aged : a clinical-economical evaluation
P. Veronesi;B. AndreoniPenultimo
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1997
Abstract
A series of 56 consecutive patients, referred for surgery to a specialized institute, had elective laparotomies with various surgical procedures aimed at curing locoregional colorectal cancer. Data defining patient and tumour-related preoperative, operative and postoperative variables, including costs, were collected. The study group was divided into two age groups (< 65 vs > or = 65 years), which were similar in terms of patient- and tumour-related variables. Differences were not statistically significant (Pounds 440; 95% exact CI; Pounds -50; 1800). There is no evidence to suggest that there are any total charge differences in treating the two age groups, as confirmed by the cost analysis.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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