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International Consensus on Standardization of Data Collection for Complications Associated With Esophagectomy: Esophagectomy Complications Consensus Group (ECCG)

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Surgery

Source URL: http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2015/08000/International_Consen…

Author(s)

Low, Donald E.; Alderson, Derek; Cecconello, Ivan; Chang, Andrew C.; Darling, Gail E.; D'Journo, Xavier Benoit; Griffin, S. Michael; Hölscher, Arnulf H.; Hofstetter, Wayne L.; Jobe, Blair A.; Kitagawa, Yuko; Kucharczuk, John C.; Law, Simon Ying Kit; Lerut, Toni E.; Maynard, Nick; Pera, Manuel; Peters, Jeffrey H.; Pramesh, C. S.; Reynolds, John V.; Smithers, B. Mark; van Lanschot, J. Jan B.

This important consensus statement on definitions of postoperative complications after esophagectomy was developed by an international group of surgical experts. It should serve as a template for data collection and reporting for clinical reports and trials.