Disparities in the Utilization of Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer in Rural Nebraska: A Call for Placement and Training of Rural General Surgeons

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Examines demographic and clinical characteristics associated with receiving a laparoscopic colectomy and a rural versus urban analysis of patients who received either a laparoscopic or an open colectomy procedure in rural Nebraska. Includes data for both surgical procedures by insurance payer, cancer location and stage at diagnosis, gender, and marital status, among others.

Kelli Gruber, Amr S. Soliman, Kendra Schmid, et al.

Journal of Rural Health, 31(4), 392-400

2015

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Access · Cancer · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery · Nebraska