Where the Other Half Dies: Analysis of Mortalities Occurring More Than 30 Days After Complex Cancer Surgery
Resio BJ, Gonsalves L, Canavan M, Mueller L, Phillips C, Sathe T, Swett K, Boffa DJ. Where the Other Half Dies: Analysis of Mortalities Occurring More Than 30 Days After Complex Cancer Surgery. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2020, 28: 1278-1286. PMID: 32885398, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-09080-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutHumansMedicareNeoplasmsPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramUnited StatesConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCause of deathCancer surgeryLate mortalityNursing facilitiesTumor registry databaseLate postoperative periodDay of surgeryLocation of deathAnalysis of mortalityCircumstances of deathIndex admissionPulmonary causesCardiac causesOperative mortalityFatal complicationPostoperative periodThromboembolic diseaseNonmetastatic cancerRegistry databaseDeath documentationSurgical safetySurgeryPatientsMortality