Time to definitive treatment in rectal cancer care coordination
In this study, 46.8 % of rectal cancer patients initiated definitive treatment >60 days from diagnosis. Unified care improved time-to-treatment. Female sex and living >60 miles from the hospital were associated with delays.
Authors
- Erik Norén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1983-4676)
- Sean Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0357-0554)
- Robert J. Kucejko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7657-7290)
- Axenya Kachen
- Ankit Sarin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5671-2267)
- Rebeka Dejenie
- Alexis L. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4589-2087)
- Miquell O. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8453-4047)
Institutions
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116333
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09