Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5044
Country	Taiwan

Received	2013-08-10 21:48
Peer-Review Started	2013-08-12 13:58
To Make the First Decision	2013-09-09 16:48
Return for Revision	2013-09-10 14:21
Revised	2013-09-30 21:33
Second Decision	2013-10-17 14:49
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2013-10-18 08:05
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-01-19 14:17

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Incidence trends and predictors for cost and average lengths of stay in colorectal cancer surgery
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Daw-Shyong Perng, I-Cheng Lu, Hon-Yi Shi, Chih-Wen Lin, Kuang-Wen Liu, Ya-Fen Su and King-Teh Lee
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. King-Teh Lee, MD, Graduate Institute of Healthcare Administration, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. hshi@kmu.edu.tw
Key Words	Colorectal cancer; Average hospitalization cost; Average lengths of stay; Incidence trend; Colorectal cancer surgery
Core Tip	We evaluated the trend of colorectal cancer surgery and compared hospitalization cost and length of stay with those in other countries. Age, source, surgical type, tumor size, tumor site, and tumor stage were associated with decreased hospital resource utilization. To efficiently allocate of medical resources, these factors must be managed.
Publish Date	2014-01-19 14:17
Citation	Perng DS, Lu IC, Shi HY, Lin CW, Liu KW, Su YF, Lee KT. Incidence trends and predictors for cost and average lengths of stay in colorectal cancer surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(2): 532-538
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i2/532.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.532

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