title: Evidence Corner: Patient-centered Issues Affect Surgical Outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008875:Middle Aged; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D054047:Surgical Stomas / Q000382:microbiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors