Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
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Because data published on waiting times are largely determined from questionnaire-type surveys, which generate inconclusive opinion-based results, the objective of this study was to provide a quantitative measure of the extent and variance of waiting times among 3 elective general surgery procedures ⋯ This preliminary report aimed at quantitative measurement of time spent waiting for elective general surgery indicates that patients who underwent non-cancer-related procedures waited significantly longer for their surgery than patients who required procedures for cancer.
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To identify the prognostic significance of certain clinical, cellular and immunologic markers in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ AJCC stage remains the most important prognostic indicator from a variety of clinical variables and tumour markers in postoperative patients with resectable NSCLC. For nonsquamous cell lung carcinomas, the presence of peritumoral B lymphocytes was strongly associated with improved survival, suggesting an important role for humoral mediated immunity.