Abstract
An audit has been performed of cases of colorectal cancer presenting over an 8-year period. The results of 242 patients are discussed with emphasis placed on the process of surgical audit. In particular, the ease of data handling by a computer database system is stressed. The figures produced on age, sex, presentation, diagnosis, treatment and outcome have allowed a more detailed and fruitful discussion of our practice at the monthly audit meeting.
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