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. 2000 Nov 4;321(7269):1121–1123. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7269.1121
All(mean) Hospital(range) Surgeon(range)
Emergency admission 33 24-41 10-50
Dukes's classification A or B 49 43-56 29-68
Curative resection 68 63-75 45-82
Palliative resection 25 15-29 11-48
Postoperative mortality:
 Elective  5 0-7  0-17
 Emergency 13  9-24  4-38