title: Quality assurance in colon and rectal cancer surgery.
abstract: Surgery remains the cornerstone in the multidisciplinary treatment of colon and rectal cancer. Many diagnostic, technical, and adjuvant therapies are known to impact the immediate and long-term oncologic results. Guidelines for appropriate cancer-specific management of colorectal cancer should be adhered to so as to optimize the oncologic outcomes. Similarly, patient-specific surgical outcomes are also linked to many systems-based factors, such as appropriate use of perioperative antibiotics, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, and avoidance of surgical complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: mathis.kellie@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Kellie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mathis
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Cima
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Colon cancer; Oncologic outcomes; Postoperative complications; Prophylactic antibiotics; Quality assurance; Rectal cancer; Surgical outcomes; VTE prophylaxis