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Skilled surgeons boost colon cancer survival by 70% – Medical Xpress
Patients of more technically skilled surgeons, as assessed by review of operative video, have better long-term survival after surgery for the treatment of colon…
Patients of more technically skilled surgeons, as assessed by review of operative video, have better long-term survival after surgery for the treatment of colon cancer, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Patients whose surgery was performed by a highly skilled surgeon had a 70 percent lower risk of dying over five years compared to patients with a lower skilled surgeon, the study found.
“This is pretty mind blowing,” said lead author Dr. Karl Bilimoria, professor of surgery at Northwestern…
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