Financial burden of postoperative complications following oesophagectomy: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The rapid rise in the incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma has resulted in an increasing number of patients undergoing oesophagectomy. Although novel surgical techniques are enhancing surgical outcomes, postoperative complications remain pervasive. Despite this, there are limited reviews mapping the cost of postoperative complications following oesophagectomy, and none has compared cost differences between patient groups. Such information would be invaluable in appreciating the financial burden on the healthcare system and serving to guide hospital financing decisions. This scoping review protocol outlines an approach to reviewing the literature to precipitate and inform discussions surrounding financing oesophagectomy procedures as well as funding requirements for

SUBMITTER: Buchholz V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759050 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature