Prediction of in-hospital mortality after pancreatic resection in pancreatic cancer patients: A boosting approach via a population-based study using health administrative data.

BACKGROUND:One reason for the aggressiveness of the pancreatic cancer is that it is diagnosed late, which often limits both the therapeutic options that are available and patient survival. The long-term survival of pancreatic cancer patients is not possible if the tumor is not resected, even among p...

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Main Authors: Jose F Velez-Serrano, Daniel Velez-Serrano, Valentin Hernandez-Barrera, Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcia, Ana Lopez de Andres, Pilar Carrasco Garrido, Alejandro Álvaro-Meca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5462391?pdf=render