• Surg. Oncol. Clin. N. Am. · Jul 2004

    Review Comparative Study

    Methodology for scientific evaluation of palliative surgery.

    • Laurence E McCahill.
    • Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Vermont UHC Campus, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05495, USA. laurence.mccahill@uvm.edu
    • Surg. Oncol. Clin. N. Am. 2004 Jul 1;13(3):413-27, vii.

    AbstractMeasuring the success of surgical palliation is not straightforward.To measure the benefits as well as limitations of surgical palliation,surgeons need outcome assessments other than the existing traditional measures of 30-day surgical morbidity and mortality and 5-year survival. This article delineates a scientific method of evaluating and measuring surgical palliation and shares techniques and pitfalls of assessment gained from prior experience.

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