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This study aimed to assess the impact of a multidisciplinary approach to cytoreductive surgery on residual disease status and progression free survival in a single UK region. Methods Consecutive patients undergoing surgery for stage III/IV epithelial ovarian cancer between November 2011 and November 2015 in South East Scotland were analysed. Regular multidisciplinary surgery was established on 1st November 2013. Outcomes for patients diagnosed in the two years prior to (group 1) and following this change (group 2) in practice were examined. Results 224 consecutive patients underwent surgery. There was no difference between groups in terms of age, FIGO stage or histological subtype. Patients in group 2 were more likely to undergo primary surgery (p=0.01) and bowel resection (p=0.002). Rates of optimal cytoreduction were not significantly different between group 1(69.6%) and group 2 (66.1%) (p=0.67). The upper abdomen was the most common site of residual disease. No difference in PFS (median PFS; 15.5 vs. 14.0 months, p=0.13), morbidity (p=0.82) or mortality (p=1.00) was identified. PFS was improved in those patients undergoing primary surgery compared to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (p=0.04). Conclusion Robust quality improvement strategies are required to overcome historic barriers to cytoreductive surgery in the UK. Comprehensive attempts at debulking in the upper abdomen are required if rates of complete cytoreduction are to be improved. We have extended the multidisciplinary model in our institution to include upper abdominal surgery and anticipate an improvement in cytoreduction. Cancer Biology Oncology Ovarian Cancer Cytoreductive surgery Oncology Residual disease Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Background Ovarian cancer is the 6 th most common female cancer and the most lethal gynaecological malignancy in the UK, responsible for 4128 deaths in 2014[1]. Surgical effort is consistently identified as the most important modifiable determinant of prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), with resection to zero macroscopic residual disease associated with a significant survival benefit [2, 3]. There are minimal published data regarding surgical practice in the management of advanced EOC in the UK where five-year survival is inferior to survival in other European countries [4]. The validity of survival information as a measure of health care performance is debated since large variations in coverage of cancer registry information exist internationally, with virtually complete coverage in the UK, yet survival in the UK remains inferior even when compared only to countries where high quality, comprehensive cancer registry data exist [5]. It has been suggested that, if UK survival was equal to survival rates in other European countries, an additional 478 lives per year could be saved[6]. A 2013 survey of gynaecological oncologists in the UK demonstrated significant variation in practice [7]. The survey identified structural resources and surgical skills as barriers to the development of more radical surgery. The authors concluded that, although poor UK outcomes are multifactorial, surgical performance is likely to directly contribute to reduced survival in EOC. A further survey of UK practice suggested that in many centres, complete cytoreduction was not the surgical goal [8]. In an effort to address barriers of infrastructure and surgical training, a quality improvement strategy consisting of a multidisciplinary (gynaecology oncology/colorectal/urology) surgical approach to EOC was established in our centre in 2013 with the aim of optimising surgical skills to improve rates of maximal surgical cytoreduction and minimising rates of postoperative morbidity. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of this new service model on residual disease rates and outcomes as well as surgical morbidity and mortality. Methods The South East of Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN) serves a population of 1.4 million across four NHS health boards. All women undergoing primary or interval debulking surgery for advanced EOC (FIGO stage III/IV) within SCAN, from 1 st November 2011 to 31 st October 2015 were included in the analysis. Secondary surgery for recurrent EOC was not included. In all cases histological diagnosis was confirmed on central pathological review by a gynaecologic pathologist. Operations were performed via a midline laparotomy by a gynaecological oncologist. Regular multidisciplinary surgery inclusive of urological and colorectal surgeons was established on 1 st November 2013. Outcomes for patients diagnosed in the two years prior to and following this change in practice were examined (Group 1: 1 st November 2011 – 31 st October 2013, Group 2: 1 st November 2013 – 31 st October 2015). Primary outcomes were residual disease status following surgery and progression free survival (PFS). Secondary outcomes were surgical morbidity and mortality. Patient management was determined by discussion at the gynaecology oncology multidisciplinary team meeting (MDM) consisting of consultants in gynaecological oncology surgery, medical and clinical oncology, gynaecological pathology, gynaecological radiology and clinical nurse specialists. Primary surgery was considered the standard treatment. Patients were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy if performance status was poor and/or disease was considered to be unresectable based on cross sectional imaging. Patients proceeded to interval debulking surgery if disease was considered stable or demonstrated evidence of response to 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) (carboplatin +/- paclitaxel). Patients were discussed at a secondary MDM prior to proceeding with surgery consisting of gynaecology oncology, colorectal and urology surgeons, medical oncologists and gynaecological radiologist. Data were recorded prospectively on the University of Edinburgh ovarian cancer database. Variables recorded included age at diagnosis, stage (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2014 classification), histological subtype, treatment strategy (primary surgery versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy) and residual disease status. Site of residual disease, morbidity and mortality data were collated from review of patient health records. Data collection, storage and analysis were in accordance with local governance protocols. As a service evaluation this study is exempt from the requirement for research ethical review and was authorised by the local Caldicott guardian. Survival data was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier Method and differences in PFS were analysed by the log-rank test. Categorical variables were compared using Fisher’s exact test. Continuous variables were compared using the Student’s t test. All statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism Software (Version 7 for Windows, La Jolla, California, USA). Results A total of 224 consecutive patients who had surgery for advanced EOC were identified during the study period. Median age was 66 years (range 19 – 89) in both groups. The majority of women were diagnosed with high grade serous carcinoma (79.0%). Most patients had stage III disease (71.9%). Patient characteristics are summarized in Table 1. Median follow up for the entire cohort was 23 months (range 1-60). Median follow up was longer in group 1, 37 months, compared to group 2, 18 months. At the time of analysis 90 (39.3%) women were known to have died: 57 women from group 1 (50.1%) and 34 (29.1%) from group 2. Across the entire study population, we achieved cytoreduction to no macroscopic disease in 43.8% cases. Resection to less than 1cm residual disease was achieved in a further 24.1% of cases. Following the implementation of regular multidisciplinary operating lists, the number of patients undergoing primary surgery increased significantly from 39.3% in group 1 to 56.3% in group 2 (p=0.01). In group 1, zero macroscopic residual disease was achieved in 47.3% of patients and resection to <1cm residual disease in a further 22.3%. In group 2, zero macroscopic residual disease was achieved in 40.2% and resection to <1cm in a further 25.9%. No statistical difference was achieved in either complete (p=0.35) or optimal (<1cm) resection rates (p=0.64) between the two groups. Residual disease status is summarized in table 2. In 12/224 (5.4%) cases, patients underwent open/close laparotomy due to unresectable disease (7.1% in group 1 versus 3.6% in group 2). Excluding this group, 114 patients had residual disease. The upper abdomen was the most common site of residual disease in both groups and was the only site of residual disease in 18.0% (9/50) and 25% (16/64) in groups 1 and 2, respectively (p=0.37). The proportion of women with residual disease in the pelvis fell from 13.7% in group 1 to 4.7% in group 2 (p=0.11). Overall 31.3% (70/224) of patients underwent bowel resection, of which 26.8% (60/224) required large bowel resection +/- anastomosis. The rate of bowel resection increased from 21.4% (24/112) in group 1 to 41.1% (46/112) in group 2 (p=0.002). Surgical procedures performed in addition to the standard procedures of hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy are detailed in table 3. Thirty-six patients (15.7%) were classified as FIGO stage IIIA/B on final staging. In the remaining 193 patients with FIGO stage IIIc/IV disease, there was no difference in rates of complete cytoreduction (44.8% in group 1 versus 35.1% in group 2, p=0.19) or resection to <1cm residual disease (21.9% in group 1 versus 29.9% in group 2, p=0.25) between the 2 groups. Three patients died within 60 days of surgery, one from group 1 and 2 from group 2. The 30-day surgical mortality rate was 0.4% (1/224); 60-day mortality was 1.3% (3/224). One patient died on the 7 th postoperative day due to peritonitis secondary to ischaemic bowel, another died from disease progression on day 31 following an open/close laparotomy due to unresectable disease. The final patient died on day 45 due to rapid disease progression following complete macroscopic resection of disease. Twenty -three patients suffered major postoperative morbidity (10.3%). Two patients required a return to theatre, one for postoperative haemorrhage, the second for small bowel obstruction secondary to internal hernia. There was no difference in morbidity rates between the two groups (p=1.0). Morbidity is detailed in Table 4. Median PFS for the entire cohort was 14.3 months. The median overall survival (OS) was not reached. There was no significant difference identified in progression free survival between the two groups. Median PFS in group 1 was 15.5 months and in group 2, 13.7 months (p=0.13), although with less follow-up in group 2 this figure could subsequently change. Figure 1. Median PFS for patients undergoing primary surgery was 15.1 months compared to 13.8 months in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by delayed surgery. PFS was improved in patients undergoing primary surgery compared to delayed surgery when examined across the whole study population (p=0.04) and in group 1 (p=0.05) however no significant difference was identified in group 2 (p=0.23). Figures 2-4. Discussion Surgical cytoreduction is the most significant modifiable prognostic factor in EOC, with complete cytoreduction consistently associated with improved progression free and overall survival[9]. There is little published data regarding cytoreductive surgery in the UK and, this case series, represents only the third UK report of outcomes from cytoreductive surgery[10, 11]. Surveys of UK practice in this regard have suggested significant variation in surgical practice with some centres reporting never achieving complete cytoreduction in either the primary (12%) or interval surgical setting (21%) [7, 8]. The issue of variation in surgical practice is not unique to the UK [12]. Factors contributing to ovarian cancer outcomes in the UK are undoubtedly complex and multifactorial, however an apparently less radical surgical approach in the UK may contribute to lower survival when compared to countries where more radical surgery has been widely adopted [4]. Structural resources and surgical training or skills have been highlighted as barriers to improving rates of cytoreduction. We report the results from the adoption of a multidisciplinary approach to EOC surgery in an attempt to overcome some of these barriers. Our study describes surgical outcomes from consecutive, prospectively registered patients with EOC in a single region in Scotland, excluding selection bias. We report a combined complete and optimal (<1cm) cytoreduction rate of 69.0%. These data compare favourably with two large, randomized-controlled trials in women with advanced EOC where resection rates varied significantly between centres [3, 13] yet remain lower than those reported by other centres both nationally and internationally [10, 11, 14]. The median PFS of 14.3 months is similar to those reported in other UK populations and several international trials [10, 15]. Despite a significant increase in the number of bowel resections (20.5% in group 1 vs. 42.7% in group 2) and an associated reduction in pelvic residual disease, a more aggressive surgical approach did not significantly improve rates of complete or optimal cytoreduction and no significant improvement in progression free survival was seen between the two groups. This finding is in keeping with data from other groups which have suggested that incorporation of upper abdominal surgery is required if rates of cytoreduction are to be significantly improved. Chi et al reported a significant increase in rates of complete cytoreduction associated with a change in the surgical paradigm to include upper abdominal procedures in surgery for EOC, achieving optimal resection rates of 80% with an associated improvement in both PFS and OS as a result [14]. Similarly, in a UK setting, the two previously published reports on cytoreductive surgery demonstrated high rates of maximal cytoreduction following incorporation of upper abdominal procedures. Fotopoulou et al report complete cytoreduction in 89% of patients [10]. Turnbull at et al reported complete cytoreduction in 54.1% and optimal in a further 34.1% of women giving a combined rate of 88.2% [11]. Although a small number of upper abdominal procedures were performed in this series, complex, cytoreductive upper abdominal surgery was not regularly incorporated into surgical practice in this cohort in which twenty-five patients had single site residual disease in the upper abdomen. With the incorporation of surgical procedures in the upper abdomen in this cohort we suggest that rates of cytoreduction could have increased to 79.0%. Of note, while the operational changes introduced in our institution did not improve rates of complete or optimal cytoreduction, surgical outcomes were maintained while the number of patients undergoing primary surgery rather than interval debulking increased significantly. The EORTC 55971 and CHORUS trials both reported significantly lower rates of optimal cytoreduction in patients undergoing primary surgery [3,14]. In our population, a move towards more primary surgery did not result in a significant change in cytoreduction nor any increase in morbidity or mortality. Whilst these randomised trials demonstrated interval debulking to be non-inferior to primary surgery, the choice between these strategies remains controversial. A secondary analysis of the EORTC 55971 trial suggested that survival may be superior in selected patients undergoing primary surgery and data from retrospective studies have suggested that complete macroscopic resection at primary surgery may be associated with improved survival[16, 17]. This is currently being further examined in the TRUST trial, a randomized, controlled multicentre trial comparing radical upfront surgery to interval debulking surgery (clinicaltrials.gov, ID NCT02828618). In our study, primary surgery was associated with improved PFS compared to delayed surgery when examined across the entire study population. A significant improvement in PFS was also identified in group 1. No difference was identified in group 2, in which more patients underwent primary surgery, although follow up was noted to be significantly shorter in group 2 and thus this figure may subsequently change. Of course, the process of patient selection for primary surgery introduces some bias into this aspect of our analysis, however these results suggest that primary surgery should remain the preferred treatment option when possible. A significant concern regarding the adoption of increasing radicality in EOC surgery relates to the potential for increased morbidity and mortality and the subsequent effect on quality of life. In our cohort, overall 30-day and 60-day mortality was low, 0.4% and 1.3%, respectively. This compares to the 3.2% 28-day mortality in similar settings in the CHORUS trial [13]. Similarly, our major morbidity rate of 10.3% was low and did not significantly change between the two groups (9.8% vs 10.7%) despite an increase in patients undergoing primary surgery. Centres with experience of more extensive surgery have reported major morbidity of around 20% [10, 14, 18]. Quality of life data for this cohort has not been collected, the SOCQER-2 study, a prospective study examining quality of life following surgery for EOC is currently recruiting (clinicaltrials.gov, ID NCT02559983) examining the impact of radical cytoreductive surgery. We acknowledge that the assessment of residual disease following surgery is difficult and there remains significant risk of underestimation of residual disease status. Chi et al found a 43% discordance between surgeon’s assessment and postoperative CT assessment although this did not significantly affect median PFS [19]. By limiting this study to a single region some of the variability in the recording of residual disease status is reduced in comparison to studies investigating multiple sites. In this study we attempted to introduce a collaborative system to overcome some of the barriers to maximal surgical effort identified in previous UK surveys. As a result, we have increased the radicality of surgery in the pelvis and mid abdomen and increased the number of patients undergoing primary surgery without significant increase in the associated surgical morbidity. Despite this, no significant improvement in residual disease status or consequently, PFS, was achieved (although the median follow up in group 2 of our study was somewhat short at 18 months). These findings support data from other authors indicating that upper abdominal surgery is required to achieve improvement in cytoreduction. These findings have enabled us to extend the surgical expertise in cases of advanced EOC to include support from colleagues in hepatobiliary surgery and we anticipate an associated improvement in cytoreduction as identified by other centres. While we recognise that alternative approaches have successfully been adopted in other centres we believe this approach represents a useful model for centres looking to co-ordinate institutional efforts to safely deliver maximal surgical effort in EOC. Developing recognition of the cellular and molecular diversity of ovarian cancer may contribute to more refined selection of patients most likely to benefit most from such aggressive surgical management. In the meantime, the debate regarding primary surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy notwithstanding, if improvements in EOC are to be achieved in the UK, robust quality improvement strategies are required. Surgery with the aim of complete cytoreduction within healthcare models which support prolonged operating times and minimise morbidity must be established. When historic structural barriers such as institutional governance issues or surgical experience and training exist, collaborative multidisciplinary systems can be introduced with the aim of providing outcomes for UK patients equal to the best international results. Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participate As a service evaluation this study is exempt from the requirement for research ethical review. Data collection, storage and analysis were in accordance with local governance protocols and authorised by the local Caldicott guardian. Consent for publication Not applicable Data statement The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study will be available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Conflict of interest The authors have nothing to declare Funding None Authors’ contributions JM drafted the manuscript. All authors have read, critically reviewed for important intellectual content and approved the final manuscript. 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Tables Variable Overall Group 1 Group 2 p value (n=224) (n=112) (n=112) Median age (years) 66 (19-89) 66 (19-88) 66 (29-89) NS FIGO stage at diagnosis III 161 (71.9%) 81 (72.3%) 80 (71.4%) NS IV 63 (28.2%) 31 (27.7%) 32 (28.5%) Histological subtype High grade serous 177 (79.0%) 85 (75.9%) 92 (78.6%) NS Low grade serous 13 (5.7%) 7 (6.3%) 6 (5.1%) Endometrioid 6 (2.6%) 2 (1.8%) 4 (3.4%) Clear cell 6 (2.6%) 3 (2.7%) 3 (2.6%) Mucinous 1 (0.4%) 0 1 (0.9%) Carcinosarcoma 14 (6.1%) 10 (8.9%) 4 (3.4%) Adenocarcinoma, unclassified 2 (0.9%) 2 (1.8%) 0 Mixed 5 (2.2%) 3 (2.7%) 2 (1.7%) Primary treatment Surgery 107 (47.8%) 44 (39.3%) 63 (56.3%) 0.02 Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy 117 (52.2%) 68 (60.7%) 49 (43.8%) Median Follow up (months) 23 (1-60) 37 (2-60) 18 (1-39) Table 1. Patient Characterisitcs. Cytoreduction Complete <1 cm Complete <1cm Group 1 Group2 p value Group 1 Group2 p value Combined Primary Surgery 21/44 (47.7%) 24/63 (38.1%) ns 10/44 (22.7%) 14/63 (22.3%) ns 45/107 (42.1%) 24/107 (22.4%) Interval Debulking 32/68 (47.1%) 21/49 (42.9%) ns 15/68 (22.1%) 15/49 (30.6%) ns 53/117 (45.3%) 30/117 (25.6%) Total 53/112 (47.3%) 45/112 (40.2%) ns 25/112 (22.3%) 29/112 (25.9%) ns 98/224 (43.8%) 54/224 (24.1%) Table 2. Rates of cytoreduction Procedure Group 1 (%) Group 2 (%) (n=112) (n=112) Large bowel resection 20 (17.89) 40 (35.7) Small bowel resection 4 (3.6) 6 (5.4) Ileostomy 5 (4.5) 9 (8.0) Colostomy 6 (5.4) 14 (12.5) Lymph node dissection (inguinal/pelvic/para-aortic) 9 (8.0) 14 (12.5) Parietal peritonectomy 8 (7.1) 29 (25.9) Abdominal wall resection 1 (0.9) 4 (3.6) Splenectomy 0 5 (4.5) Cholecystectomy 1 (0.9) 1 (0.9) Partial gastric resection 0 1 (0.9) Table 3. Surgical procedures Morbidity Group 1 Group 2 Overall n=112 n=112 n=224 Return to theatre Haemorrhage 1 1 Small bowel obstruction 1 1 Post operative readmission 1 2 3 Anastomotic leak 2 1 3 Wound infection/Dehiscence 1 2 3 Lower Respiratory Tract Infection 6 4 10 Urosepsis 1 1 CVA 1 1 Total 11 (9.8%) 12 (10.7%) 23 (10.3%) Table 4. Morbidity Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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surgical practice in the management of advanced EOC in the UK where five-year survival is inferior to survival in other European countries [4].\u0026nbsp; The validity of survival information as a measure of health care performance is debated since large variations in coverage of cancer registry information exist internationally, with virtually complete coverage in the UK, yet survival in the UK remains inferior even when compared only to countries where high quality, comprehensive cancer registry data exist [5]. \u0026nbsp;It has been suggested that, if UK survival was equal to survival rates in other European countries, an additional 478 lives per year could be saved[6].\u0026nbsp; A 2013 survey of gynaecological oncologists in the UK demonstrated significant variation in practice [7].\u0026nbsp; The survey identified structural resources and surgical skills as barriers to the development of more radical surgery.\u0026nbsp; The authors concluded that, although poor UK outcomes are multifactorial, surgical performance is likely to directly contribute to reduced survival in EOC.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A further survey of UK practice suggested that in many centres, complete cytoreduction was not the surgical goal [8].\u0026nbsp; In an effort to address barriers of infrastructure and surgical training, a quality improvement strategy consisting of a multidisciplinary (gynaecology oncology/colorectal/urology) surgical approach to EOC was established in our centre in 2013 with the aim of optimising surgical skills to improve rates of maximal surgical cytoreduction and minimising rates of postoperative morbidity.\u0026nbsp; The aim of this study was to assess the impact of this new service model on residual disease rates and outcomes as well as surgical morbidity and mortality.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Methods","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe South East of Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN) serves a population of 1.4 million across four NHS health boards.\u0026nbsp; All women undergoing primary or interval debulking surgery for advanced EOC (FIGO stage III/IV) within SCAN, from 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e November 2011 to 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e October 2015 were included in the analysis. Secondary surgery for recurrent EOC was not included.\u0026nbsp; In all cases histological diagnosis was confirmed on central pathological review by a gynaecologic pathologist.\u0026nbsp; Operations were performed via a midline laparotomy by a gynaecological oncologist.\u0026nbsp; Regular multidisciplinary surgery inclusive of urological and colorectal surgeons was established on 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e November 2013.\u0026nbsp; Outcomes for patients diagnosed in the two years prior to and following this change in practice were examined (Group 1: 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e November 2011 \u0026ndash; 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e October 2013, Group 2: 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e November 2013 \u0026ndash; 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e October 2015).\u0026nbsp; Primary outcomes were residual disease status following surgery and progression free survival (PFS).\u0026nbsp; Secondary outcomes were surgical morbidity and mortality.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatient management was determined by discussion at the gynaecology oncology multidisciplinary team meeting (MDM) consisting of consultants in gynaecological oncology surgery, medical and clinical oncology, gynaecological pathology, gynaecological radiology and clinical nurse specialists.\u0026nbsp; Primary surgery was considered the standard treatment.\u0026nbsp; Patients were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy if performance status was poor and/or disease was considered to be unresectable based on cross sectional imaging. Patients proceeded to interval debulking surgery if disease was considered stable or demonstrated evidence of response to 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) (carboplatin +/- paclitaxel).\u0026nbsp; Patients were discussed at a secondary MDM prior to proceeding with surgery consisting of gynaecology oncology, colorectal and urology surgeons, medical oncologists and gynaecological radiologist.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eData were recorded prospectively on the University of Edinburgh ovarian cancer database.\u0026nbsp; Variables recorded included age at diagnosis, stage (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2014 classification), histological subtype, treatment strategy (primary surgery versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy) and residual disease status.\u0026nbsp; Site of residual disease, morbidity and mortality data were collated from review of patient health records.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eData collection, storage and analysis were in accordance with local governance protocols.\u0026nbsp; As a service evaluation this study is exempt from the requirement for research ethical review and was authorised by the local Caldicott guardian.\u0026nbsp; Survival data was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier Method and differences in PFS were analysed by the log-rank test.\u0026nbsp; Categorical variables were compared using Fisher\u0026rsquo;s exact test.\u0026nbsp; Continuous variables were compared using the Student\u0026rsquo;s t test.\u0026nbsp; All statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism Software (Version 7 for Windows, La Jolla, California, USA).\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Results","content":"\u003cp\u003eA total of 224 consecutive patients who had surgery for advanced EOC were identified during the study period.\u0026nbsp; Median age was 66 years (range 19 \u0026ndash; 89) in both groups.\u0026nbsp; The majority of women were diagnosed with high grade serous carcinoma (79.0%).\u0026nbsp; Most patients had stage III disease (71.9%).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Patient characteristics are summarized in Table 1.\u0026nbsp; Median follow up for the entire cohort was 23 months (range 1-60).\u0026nbsp; Median follow up was longer in group 1, 37 months, compared to group 2, 18 months.\u0026nbsp; At the time of analysis 90 (39.3%) women were known to have died: 57 women from group 1 (50.1%) and 34 (29.1%) from group 2.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the entire study population, we achieved cytoreduction to no macroscopic disease in 43.8% cases. Resection to less than 1cm residual disease was achieved in a further 24.1% of cases.\u0026nbsp; Following the implementation of regular multidisciplinary operating lists, the number of patients undergoing primary surgery increased significantly from 39.3% in group 1 to 56.3% in group 2 (p=0.01).\u0026nbsp; In group 1, zero macroscopic residual disease was achieved in 47.3% of patients and resection to \u0026lt;1cm residual disease in a further 22.3%.\u0026nbsp; In group 2, zero macroscopic residual disease was achieved in 40.2% and resection to \u0026lt;1cm in a further 25.9%.\u0026nbsp; No statistical difference was achieved in either complete (p=0.35) or optimal (\u0026lt;1cm) resection rates (p=0.64) between the two groups.\u0026nbsp; Residual disease status is summarized in table 2. In 12/224 (5.4%) cases, patients underwent open/close laparotomy due to unresectable disease (7.1% in group 1 versus 3.6% in group 2).\u0026nbsp; Excluding this group, 114 patients had residual disease.\u0026nbsp; The upper abdomen was the most common site of residual disease in both groups and was the only site of residual disease in 18.0% (9/50) and 25% (16/64) in groups 1 and 2, respectively (p=0.37).\u0026nbsp; The proportion of women with residual disease in the pelvis fell from 13.7% in group 1 to 4.7% in group 2 (p=0.11).\u0026nbsp; Overall 31.3% (70/224) of patients underwent bowel resection, of which 26.8% (60/224) required large bowel resection +/- anastomosis.\u0026nbsp; The rate of bowel resection increased from 21.4% (24/112) in group 1 to 41.1% (46/112) in group 2 (p=0.002).\u0026nbsp; Surgical procedures performed in addition to the standard procedures of hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy are detailed in table 3.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-six patients (15.7%) were classified as FIGO stage IIIA/B on final staging.\u0026nbsp; In the remaining 193 patients with FIGO stage IIIc/IV disease, there was no difference in rates of complete cytoreduction (44.8% in group 1 versus 35.1% in group 2, p=0.19) or resection to \u0026lt;1cm residual disease (21.9% in group 1 versus 29.9% in group 2, p=0.25) between the 2 groups.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree patients died within 60 days of surgery, one from group 1 and 2 from group 2.\u0026nbsp; The 30-day surgical mortality rate was 0.4% (1/224); 60-day mortality was 1.3% (3/224).\u0026nbsp; One patient died on the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e postoperative day due to peritonitis secondary to ischaemic bowel, another died from disease progression on day 31 following an open/close laparotomy due to unresectable disease.\u0026nbsp; The final patient died on day 45 due to rapid disease progression following complete macroscopic resection of disease.\u0026nbsp; Twenty -three patients suffered major postoperative morbidity (10.3%).\u0026nbsp; Two patients required a return to theatre, one for postoperative haemorrhage, the second for small bowel obstruction secondary to internal hernia.\u0026nbsp; There was no difference in morbidity rates between the two groups (p=1.0).\u0026nbsp; Morbidity is detailed in Table 4.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedian PFS for the entire cohort was 14.3 months.\u0026nbsp; The median overall survival (OS) was not reached.\u0026nbsp; There was no significant difference identified in progression free survival between the two groups.\u0026nbsp; Median PFS in group 1 was 15.5 months and in group 2, 13.7 months (p=0.13), although with less follow-up in group 2 this figure could subsequently change. Figure 1.\u0026nbsp; Median PFS for patients undergoing primary surgery was 15.1 months compared to 13.8 months in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by delayed surgery.\u0026nbsp; PFS was improved in patients undergoing primary surgery compared to delayed surgery when examined across the whole study population (p=0.04) and in group 1 (p=0.05) however no significant difference was identified in group 2 (p=0.23). Figures 2-4.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Discussion","content":"\u003cp\u003eSurgical cytoreduction is the most significant modifiable prognostic factor in EOC, with complete cytoreduction consistently associated with improved progression free and overall survival[9].\u0026nbsp; There is little published data regarding cytoreductive surgery in the UK and, this case series, represents only the third UK report of outcomes from cytoreductive surgery[10, 11].\u0026nbsp; Surveys of UK practice in this regard have suggested significant variation in surgical practice with some centres reporting never achieving complete cytoreduction in either the primary (12%) or interval surgical setting (21%) [7, 8].\u0026nbsp; The issue of variation in surgical practice is not unique to the UK [12].\u0026nbsp; Factors contributing to ovarian cancer outcomes in the UK are undoubtedly complex and multifactorial, however an apparently less radical surgical approach in the UK may contribute to lower survival when compared to countries where more radical surgery has been widely adopted [4].\u0026nbsp; Structural resources and surgical training or skills have been highlighted as barriers to improving rates of cytoreduction. We report the results from the adoption of a multidisciplinary approach to EOC surgery in an attempt to overcome some of these barriers.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur study describes surgical outcomes from consecutive, prospectively registered patients with EOC in a single region in Scotland, excluding selection bias.\u0026nbsp; We report a combined complete and optimal (\u0026lt;1cm) cytoreduction rate of 69.0%.\u0026nbsp; These data compare favourably with two large, randomized-controlled trials in women with advanced EOC where resection rates varied significantly between centres [3, 13] yet remain lower than those reported by other centres both nationally and internationally [10, 11, 14].\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The median PFS of 14.3 months is similar to those reported in other UK populations and several international trials [10, 15].\u0026nbsp; Despite a significant increase in the number of bowel resections (20.5% in group 1 vs. 42.7% in group 2) and an associated reduction in pelvic residual disease, a more aggressive surgical approach did not significantly improve rates of complete or optimal cytoreduction and no significant improvement in progression free survival was seen between the two groups. This finding is in keeping with data from other groups which have suggested that incorporation of upper abdominal surgery is required if rates of cytoreduction are to be significantly improved. Chi et al reported a significant increase in rates of complete cytoreduction associated with a change in the surgical paradigm to include upper abdominal procedures in surgery for EOC, achieving optimal resection rates of 80% with an associated improvement in both PFS and OS as a result [14].\u0026nbsp; Similarly, in a UK setting, the two previously published reports on cytoreductive surgery demonstrated high rates of maximal cytoreduction following incorporation of upper abdominal procedures.\u0026nbsp; Fotopoulou et al report complete cytoreduction in 89% of patients [10].\u0026nbsp; Turnbull at et al reported complete cytoreduction in 54.1% and optimal in a further 34.1% of women giving a combined rate of 88.2% [11].\u0026nbsp; Although a small number of upper abdominal procedures were performed in this series, complex, cytoreductive upper abdominal surgery was not regularly incorporated into surgical practice in this cohort in which twenty-five patients had single site residual disease in the upper abdomen.\u0026nbsp; With the incorporation of surgical procedures in the upper abdomen in this cohort we suggest that rates of cytoreduction could have increased to 79.0%.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf note, while the operational changes introduced in our institution did not improve rates of complete or optimal cytoreduction, surgical outcomes were maintained while the number of patients undergoing primary surgery rather than interval debulking increased significantly. The EORTC 55971 and CHORUS trials both reported significantly lower rates of optimal cytoreduction in patients undergoing primary surgery [3,14].\u0026nbsp; In our population, a move towards more primary surgery did not result in a significant change in cytoreduction nor any increase in morbidity or mortality.\u0026nbsp; Whilst these randomised trials demonstrated interval debulking to be non-inferior to primary surgery, the choice between these strategies remains controversial.\u0026nbsp; A secondary analysis of the EORTC 55971 trial suggested that survival may be superior in selected patients undergoing primary surgery and data from retrospective studies have suggested that complete macroscopic resection at primary surgery may be associated with improved survival[16, 17].\u0026nbsp; This is currently being further examined in the TRUST trial, a randomized, controlled multicentre trial comparing radical upfront surgery to interval debulking surgery (clinicaltrials.gov, ID NCT02828618).\u0026nbsp; In our study, primary surgery was associated with improved PFS compared to delayed surgery when examined across the entire study population.\u0026nbsp; A significant improvement in PFS was also identified in group 1.\u0026nbsp; No difference was identified in group 2, in which more patients underwent primary surgery, although follow up was noted to be significantly shorter in group 2 and thus this figure may subsequently change.\u0026nbsp; Of course, the process of patient selection for primary surgery introduces some bias into this aspect of our analysis, however these results suggest that primary surgery should remain the preferred treatment option when possible.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA significant concern regarding the adoption of increasing radicality in EOC surgery relates to the potential for increased morbidity and mortality and the subsequent effect on quality of life.\u0026nbsp; In our cohort, overall 30-day and 60-day mortality was low, 0.4% and 1.3%, respectively.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This compares to the 3.2% 28-day mortality in similar settings in the CHORUS trial [13]. \u0026nbsp;Similarly, our major morbidity rate of 10.3% was low and did not significantly change between the two groups (9.8% vs 10.7%) despite an increase in patients undergoing primary surgery.\u0026nbsp; Centres with experience of more extensive surgery have reported major morbidity of around 20% [10, 14, 18].\u0026nbsp; Quality of life data for this cohort has not been collected, the SOCQER-2 study, a prospective study examining quality of life following surgery for EOC is currently recruiting (clinicaltrials.gov, ID NCT02559983) examining the impact of radical cytoreductive surgery.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe acknowledge that the assessment of residual disease following surgery is difficult and there remains significant risk of underestimation of residual disease status.\u0026nbsp; Chi et al found a 43% discordance between surgeon\u0026rsquo;s assessment and postoperative CT assessment although this did not significantly affect median PFS [19].\u0026nbsp; By limiting this study to a single region some of the variability in the recording of residual disease status is reduced in comparison to studies investigating multiple sites.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this study we attempted to introduce a collaborative system to overcome some of the barriers to maximal surgical effort identified in previous UK surveys.\u0026nbsp; As a result, we have increased the radicality of surgery in the pelvis and mid abdomen and increased the number of patients undergoing primary surgery without significant increase in the associated surgical morbidity.\u0026nbsp; Despite this, no significant improvement in residual disease status or consequently, PFS, was achieved (although the median follow up in group 2 of our study was somewhat short at 18 months).\u0026nbsp; These findings support data from other authors indicating that upper abdominal surgery is required to achieve improvement in cytoreduction. These findings have enabled us to extend the surgical expertise in cases of advanced EOC to include support from colleagues in hepatobiliary surgery and we anticipate an associated improvement in cytoreduction as identified by other centres.\u0026nbsp; While we recognise that alternative approaches have successfully been adopted in other centres we believe this approach represents a useful model for centres looking to co-ordinate institutional efforts to safely deliver maximal surgical effort in EOC.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloping recognition of the cellular and molecular diversity of ovarian cancer may contribute to more refined selection of patients most likely to benefit most from such aggressive surgical management. In the meantime, the debate regarding primary surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy notwithstanding, if improvements in EOC are to be achieved in the UK, robust quality improvement strategies are required.\u0026nbsp; Surgery with the aim of complete cytoreduction within healthcare models which support prolonged operating times and minimise morbidity must be established.\u0026nbsp; When historic structural barriers such as institutional governance issues or surgical experience and training exist, collaborative multidisciplinary systems can be introduced with the aim of providing outcomes for UK patients equal to the best international results.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthics approval and consent to participate\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a service evaluation this study is exempt from the requirement for research ethical review. Data collection, storage and analysis were in accordance with local governance protocols and authorised by the local Caldicott guardian.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsent for publication\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot applicable\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eData statement\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study will be available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConflict of\u0026nbsp; interest\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors have nothing to declare\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunding\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors\u0026rsquo; contributions\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJM drafted the manuscript.\u0026nbsp; All authors have read, critically reviewed for important intellectual content and approved the final manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors wish to acknowledge Mohamed Otify and Vanitha Sivalingam for their assistance in the collection of data.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"References","content":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvarian cancer statistics \u003c/strong\u003e[\u003ca href=\"http://cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics\"\u003ehttp://cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics\u003c/a\u003e]. 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border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"135\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e23 (1-60)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 69.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"92\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e37 (2-60)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 69.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"92\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e18 (1-39)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eTable 1. Patient Characterisitcs.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 710.0pt; border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 6.75pt; margin-right: 6.75pt;\" width=\"947\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"125\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 616.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" colspan=\"8\" width=\"821\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eCytoreduction\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"125\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 175.8pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"234\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eComplete \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 172.7pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"230\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026lt;1 cm \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"127\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eComplete\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026lt;1cm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eGroup 1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eGroup2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ep value\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eGroup 1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 84.8pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"113\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eGroup2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ep value\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 182.8pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"244\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eCombined\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.0pt; border: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ePrimary Surgery\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e21/44 (47.7%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e24/63 (38.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ens\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e10/44 (22.7%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 84.8pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"113\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e14/63 (22.3%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ens\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.9pt; border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"127\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e45/107 (42.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e24/107 (22.4%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.0pt; border: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eInterval Debulking\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e32/68 (47.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e21/49 (42.9%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ens\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e15/68 (22.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 84.8pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"113\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e15/49 (30.6%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ens\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.9pt; border: none; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"127\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e53/117 (45.3%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e30/117 (25.6%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"125\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eTotal\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e53/112 (47.3%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e45/112 (40.2%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ens\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e25/112 (22.3%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 84.8pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"113\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e29/112 (25.9%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 42.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"56\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ens\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 94.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"127\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e98/224 (43.8%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 87.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"117\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e54/224 (24.1%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eTable 2.\u0026nbsp; Rates of cytoreduction\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 364.3pt; margin-left: 5.4pt; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"486\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eProcedure\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eGroup 1 (%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eGroup 2 (%)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e(n=112)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e(n=112)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eLarge bowel resection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e20 (17.89)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e40 (35.7)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eSmall bowel resection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e4 (3.6)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e6 (5.4)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eIleostomy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e5 (4.5)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e9 (8.0)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eColostomy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e6 (5.4)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e14 (12.5)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eLymph node dissection (inguinal/pelvic/para-aortic)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e9 (8.0)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e14 (12.5)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eParietal peritonectomy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e8 (7.1)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e29 (25.9)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eAbdominal wall resection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1 (0.9)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e4 (3.6)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eSplenectomy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e0\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e5 (4.5)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eCholecystectomy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1 (0.9)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1 (0.9)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 232.3pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ePartial gastric resection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"87\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e0\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1 (0.9)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;Table 3.\u0026nbsp; Surgical procedures\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 446.35pt; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"595\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eMorbidity\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eGroup 1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"76\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eGroup 2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.35pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eOverall\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003en=112\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.0pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"76\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003en=112\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.35pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003en=224\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eReturn to theatre\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eHaemorrhage\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"76\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.35pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt;\" width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eSmall bowel obstruction\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"76\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.35pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ePost operative readmission\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"76\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.35pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eAnastomotic leak\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"76\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.35pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eWound infection/Dehiscence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"76\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.35pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 14.5pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"227\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eLower Respiratory Tract Infection\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 122.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"163\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 14.5pt;\" width=\"64\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; 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