The survival impact of surgical waiting time in patients with resectable pancreatic head cancer

摘要

Backgrounds/AimsAfter centralization policy, clinical outcomes have been improved in patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer. However, centralization could exacerbate the prolongation of surgical waiting time. This study aims to investigate whether the shorter waiting time correlates with the better survival and to identify the major confounders that influence the association between those.