چکیده (انگلیسی):

‘Failure to rescue’ is a significant cause of mortality in gastrointestinal surgery. Differences in mortality
between high and low-volume hospitals are not associated with large difference in complication rates
but to the ability of the hospital to effectively rescue patients from the complications. We reviewed the
critical complications following surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer, their prevention and reasons
for failure to rescue. Strategies focussing on perioperative optimization, the timely recognition and
management of complications may be essential to improving outcome in low-volume hospitals.