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How accurate is the Cleveland Clinic Foundation model in predicting operative risk in colorectal cancer patients?

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boxed-textFazio VW et al. (2004) Assessment of operative risk in colorectal cancer surgery: the Cleveland Clinic Foundation colorectal cancer model. Dis Colon Rectum 47: 2015–2024

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Colorectal Cancer Model is a potentially useful tool for assessing operative risk in colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgery

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Fichera, A. How accurate is the Cleveland Clinic Foundation model in predicting operative risk in colorectal cancer patients?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2, 258–259 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0187

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