Understanding the relationship between surgical specialisation and outcomes following emergency surgery for colorectal cancer – a retrospective population-based study in the English NHS
Fewer than 3 in 5 patients needing an emergency operation for CRC benefit from being under the care of a CRC specialist surgeon. Better postoperative outcomes in patients presenting for emergency major bowel resection are associated with procedures that were undertaken by a CRC specialist.
Authors
- Rebecca Birch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-1397)
- Eva Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1075-6544)
- P J Finan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-1541)
- Nicholas Burr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1988-2982)
- Philip Quirke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3597-5444)
- Amy Downing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0335-7801)
- John Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-5799)
- Michael Machesney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8088-6766)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- St James's University Hospital (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London Cancer (GB)
- Health Data Research UK (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2025.111181
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care