SAN FRANCISCO– Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery had an overall mortality rate of 1.7% after 30 days, an analysis of data from 65,716 patients showed.
Patients with significant preoperative morbidity had a significantly higher risk of dying after the surgery, Dr. Alodia Gabre-Kidan and her associates reported at the annual clinical congress of the American College of Surgeons.
In a video interview, Dr. Gabre-Kidan discusses the results of the retrospective study, including the especially high risk for patients with preoperative renal failure or heart failure. The findings should help clinicians better counsel patients who are considering elective colorectal surgery, said Dr. Gabre-Kidan of Columbia University, New York.
Dr. Gabre-Kidan reporting having no financial disclosures.
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