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Death after colectomy: it's later than we think.

Visser BC, Keegan H, Martin M, Wren SM. Arch Surg. 2009; 144 (11): 1021-7

Clinical outcomes are increasingly subject to objective assessment and professional accountability. Informed consent relies on accurate estimation of operative risk. Current scoring systems for assessment of operative mortality after colorectal surgery (CRS) almost uniformly report 30-day mortality and may not represent true risk.

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