Risk factors and economic burden of postoperative anastomotic leakage related events in patients who underwent surgeries for colorectal cancer.

<h4>Background</h4>Nationwide research about the clinical and economic burden caused by anastomotic leakage (AL) has not been published yet in Korea. This study assessed the AL rate and quantified the economic burden using the nationwide database.<h4>Methods</h4>This real wor...

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Main Authors: Jeonghyun Kang, Hyesung Kim, HyeJin Park, Bora Lee, Kang Young Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267950