Journal article
Uptake and Patient Outcomes of Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgery in a Publicly Funded System and Following Financial Incentives
Abstract
PurposeTo assess patterns of uptake and outcomes of laparoscopic colon and rectal cancer surgery in Ontario, and the potential influence of surgical fee incentives instituted on October 1, 2005.MethodsWe used Ontario administrative databases from fiscal years 2002 to 2009. Study outcomes were uptake rates of laparoscopic surgery, hospital length of stay, 30-day operative mortality, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival. The main …
Authors
Simunovic M; Baxter NN; Sutradhar R; Liu N; Cadeddu M; Urbach D
Journal
Annals of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 3740–3746
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2013
DOI
10.1245/s10434-013-3123-2
ISSN
1068-9265