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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Effect of Surgeon Training, Specialization and Experience on Outcomes for Cancer Surgery-a Systematic Review of the Literature



"RESULTS:
The 29 articles that met the inclusion criteria examined
nine different types of cancers including colorectal, ovarian,
melanoma, breast, bladder, lung, esophageal, gastric,
and hepatocellular.12–36 Fifteen different physician specialties
were assessed, including colorectal surgery,
transplant surgery, vascular surgery, dermatology, general
practitioners, plastic surgery, surgical oncology, hepatopancreaticobiliary,
urology, urologic oncology, thoracic
surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology,
gynecologic oncology, and general surgery. Four articles
examined outcomes based on the surgeon’s years of
experience. The main outcome measures assessed were
perioperative morbidity, mortality, recurrence, and longterm
survival. Characteristics and results of each study are
summarized in Table 1."

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