ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2009
Quality management in rectal carcinoma: what is feasible?
Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Extended abdominoperineal excision vs. standard abdominoperineal excision in rectal cancer--a systematic overview.International journal of colorectal disease · 2011Pooled it
- Positron emission tomography with [(18)F]-3'-deoxy-3'fluorothymidine (FLT) as a predictor of outcome in patients with locally advanced resectable rectal cancer: a pilot study.Molecular imaging and biology · 2013Trial
- Association of certification, improved quality and better oncological outcomes for rectal cancer in a specialized colorectal unit.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Observational
- To what extent is the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) associated with quality of life as measured using the EORTC C30 and CR38 quality of life questionnaires?International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Article
- [Lymph node dissection after primary surgery and neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy of rectal cancer. Interim analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study (OCUM)].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2015Observational
- Documented quality of care in certified colorectal cancer centers in Germany: German Cancer Society benchmarking report for 2013.International journal of colorectal disease · 2014Article
- Quality of surgical care, local recurrence, and survival in patients with low- and midrectal cancers following multimodal therapy.International journal of colorectal disease · 2012Article
- Why so late?!--delay in treatment of colorectal cancer is socially determined.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2010Article
- Practicability of quality goals for the treatment of rectal cancer.International journal of colorectal disease · 2010Article
- [Tumors of the lower gastrointestinal tract : Indication and extent of lymph node dissection].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2010Article
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Abstract
purposeA cohort study was carried out to analyse quality indicators in the diagnosis and treatment of rectal carcinoma.
methodsA total of 2,470 patients with rectal carcinoma treated between 1985 and 2007 at the Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, were analysed and compared within four time intervals.
resultsMost of the indicators analysed from 2004 to 2007 fulfilled the defined target values. The indicators for process quality of surgical treatment and the surrogate indicators of outcome quality in surgery showed excellent results. Comparing this to previous data, it displays the new developments such as introduction of multimodal treatment for high-risk patients. While the rate of locoregional recurrences decreased, no significant improvement in survival was found.
conclusionsCareful analysis of quality indicators is important for both quality management and comparison of treatment results. The progress in diagnosis and treatment requires a continuous update of definitions and target values.
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