Annals of surgery
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To determine whether postacute care (PAC) facilities can compensate for increased mortality stemming from a complicated postoperative recovery (complications or deconditioning). ⋯ Discharge to PAC facilities after cancer surgery is not sufficient to overcome the adverse survival effects of a complicated postoperative recovery. Improvement of perioperative care outside the acute hospital setting and development of better postoperative recovery programs for cancer patients are needed to enhance survival after surgery.
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To clarify clonality of distinct multisegmental main duct (MD)-intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) using microarray analysis. ⋯ These findings using molecular analyses indicate that MD-IPMNs might display features of monoclonal skip progression.