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Hospital utilization and disposition among patients with malignant bowel obstruction: a population-based comparison of surgical to medical management
BACKGROUND: Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is often a terminal event in end-stage cancer patients. The decision to intervene surgically is complex, given the risk of harm in patients with a limited lifespan. Therefore, we sought to compare clinically meaningful outcomes in MBO patients treated wi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6258444/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30477454 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-5108-9 |