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The American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP and the hospitals participating in the ACS NSQIP are the source of the data used herein; they have not verified and are not responsible for the statistical validity of the data analysis or the conclusions derived by the authors.
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This study was supported in part by funding support provided by the Institutional National Research Service Award T32 CA 163177 from the National Cancer Institute to A.N.M.
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Martin, A.N., Hassinger, T.E., Lynch, K.T. et al. Perioperative Impact of Widespread Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol on Short-term Outcomes in Cancer Patients. J Gastrointest Surg 25, 1316–1318 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-020-04820-2
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