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Risk-adjusted hazard ratios (with 95% confidence interval) for surgical colon cancer patients with one or more deviations in the diagnostic and surgical pathway elements compared to patients whose care was aligned with the pathway, for various patient subsets. Subsets are not mutually exclusive.
The ‘Good’ prognosis group was defined as patients diagnosed under 80 years of age, stage I to III, ASA 1 to 3, non-emergency surgery a Charlson Comorbidity Index of zero.
