Background The routine collection of large amounts of clinical data,'big data', is becoming
more common, as are research studies that make use of these data source. The aim of this …

Aim In colorectal cancer care, many indicators for assessment and improvement of quality of
care are being used. These quality indicators serve as national and international …

BACKGROUND: With increasing rates of sphincter preservation because of advances in
preoperative chemoradiation, restoration of bowel continuity has become a main goal of …

Introduction Little is known about the incidence and survival of anal cancer in New South
Wales (NSW), Australia, as anal cancer cases are often grouped together with other …

Background This study aims to measure the association between deprivation, health care
accessibility and health care system with the likelihood of receiving non-restorative rectal …

Defunctioning ileostomy and mechanical bowel preparation may contribute to development of low
anterior resection syndrome Page 1 306 Videosurgery Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive …

Background National adoption of sphincter-preserving surgery (SPS) and minimally invasive
surgery (MIS) has not been well documented. We examined national trends in use of SPS …

Background This study aimed to use administrative data (AD) linked to the Victorian death
index (VDI) to report on overall long‐term survival following colorectal cancer (CRC) …

Background This study aimed to use validated coding algorithms, applied to a central
repository of administrative data (AD), to report on short‐term outcomes following resection …

Background Administrative data provide a unique opportunity to examine whole‐of‐state
colorectal cancer (CRC) data. The purpose of this study was to compare types of CRC …