
Boston—Complications from colorectal resection steadily decreased while the number of early hospital discharges increased over the past decade, according to a review of data collected by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
Investigators said the findings demonstrate that NSQIP, first introduced in 2007, spurred a period of substantial improvement in colorectal surgery.
Between 2007 and 2016, surgical site infections after