Psychiatric News (2/10) reports, “Patients with psychiatric diagnoses who undergo colorectal cancer surgery may be at increased risk for postoperative complications and readmission within 90 days, but psychiatric treatment prior to surgery may help to reduce these risks,” investigators concluded after examining VA data on “58,961 patients” who “underwent colon or rectal surgery for colon or rectal cancer.” The findings were published online Feb. 9 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “Psychiatric Diagnoses Prior to Colorectal Cancer Surgery Associated With Worse Outcomes, Psychiatric News, February 10, 2021