The influence of socioeconomic disadvantage on short‐ and long‐term outcomes after oesophagectomy for cancer: an Australian multicentre study

• Published in: ANZ journal of surgery Vol. 94; no. 10; pp. 1723 - 1731
• Main Authors: Park, Jin‐soo, Polikarpova, Aleksandra, Leibman, Steven, Laurence, Jerome M., Smith, Garett, Falk, Gregory L., Sandroussi, Charbel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.10.2024; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aged; Australia - epidemiology; Cancer; complications; Disease-Free Survival; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophagectomy; Female; Health care facilities; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity; Neoplasm Staging; oesophagectomy; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Social Class; Socioeconomic Disparities in Health; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic status; Socioeconomics; surgical outcomes; Survival; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Australia; complications; surgical outcomes; oesophagectomy; socioeconomic status

Background Socioeconomic status (SES) affects outcomes following surgery for various cancers. There are currently no Australian studies that examine the role of socioeconomic disadvantage on outcomes following oesophagectomy for cancer. This study assessed whether SES was associated with short‐term...