Redefining outcomes in esophageal cancer surgery: insights from longitudinal Medicare data
Thomas Birdas · 2026
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Thomas Birdas wrote a 2026 editorial on what counts as success in esophagus cancer surgery. Removing the esophagus is among the hardest operations, above all in older patients. Registries track short-term results well, but long-term survival and later health care use have stayed murky. A study by Blasberg and colleagues linked a national surgery registry with Medicare records to fill the gap.
Their analysis covered nearly 5,000 patients aged 65 and older operated on between 2012 and 2020. Birdas argues the fuller picture, of survival, readmission, and risk over years, should reshape how surgeons and hospitals judge value in this demanding operation.
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| CREATOR | Thomas Birdas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9308 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |