Huge variation in reoperation rates for bowel cancer

Healthcare professional examine surgical equipment

Source: MAXPPP/MAXPPP

Researchers are calling for the reoperation rate to be used as a quality indicator after a study found some hospitals were up to five times more likely to reoperate after colorectal surgery than others.

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