Does Anastomotic Leak Contribute to High Failure-to-rescue Rates?
- 1 June 2016
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Annals of Surgery
- Vol. 263 (6), 1148-1151
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000001409
Abstract
AL is a common complication after colectomy with a relatively high FTR rate. As hospitals are penalized for not reaching specific rates of FTR, we must better understand these complex relationships to improve quality and safety of patient care.Keywords
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