Darmkankerchirurgie sinds het bevolkingsonderzoek:Veranderingen in volume en wachttijden onderzocht ; Surgery for colorectal cancer since the introduction of the Netherlands national screening programme Investigations into changes in number of resections & waiting times for surgery

Objective To investigate the impact of the Netherlands national colorectal cancer screening programme on the number of surgical resections for colorectal carcinoma and on waiting times for surgery. Design Descriptive study. Method Data were extracted from the Dutch Surgical Colorectal Audit. Patients with primary colorectal cancer surgery between 20112015 were included. The volume and median waiting times for the years 20112015 are described. Waiting times from first tumor positive biopsy until the operation (biopsyoperation) and first preoperative visit to the surgeon until the operation (vis... Mehr ...