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ReviewCurrent urology reports2018

Performance Measurement and Quality Improvement Initiatives for Bladder Cancer Care.

Benjamin T Ristau, Marc C Smaldone

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Review in Current urology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin T RistauUrologic Oncology, Division of Urology, UConn Health, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-8036, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA. Benristaumd@gmail.com.
Marc C SmaldoneDivision of Urologic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Fox Chase Cancer Center · USUConn Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewBladder cancer care is costly due to long surveillance periods for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and comorbidities associated with the surgical treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). We reviewed current evidence-based practices and propose quality metrics for NMIBC and MIBC. RECENT

findingsFor patients with NMIBC, we propose four categories of candidate quality metrics: (1) appropriate use of imaging, (2) re-staging transurethral resection of bladder tumor, (3) perioperative intravesical chemotherapy, and (4) induction and maintenance BCG in high-risk NMIBC. For patients with MIBC, we propose eight candidate quality measures: (1) neoadjuvant chemotherapy, (2) multidisciplinary consultation, (3) urinary diversion teaching, (4) appropriate perioperative antibiotics, (5) venous thromboembolic prophylaxis, (6) lymphadenectomy, (7) monitoring of complications, and (8) inclusion of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols. Marked variation in evidence-based practice exists among patients with bladder cancer and represents opportunity for quality improvement. Regional and national physician-led collaboratives may be the best vehicle to achieve quality improvement in bladder cancer.

Indexed as

Chemotherapy, AdjuvantNeoadjuvant TherapyQuality ImprovementUrologic Surgical ProceduresAdministration, IntravesicalBCG VaccineCarcinoma, Transitional CellEvidence-Based MedicineHealth Care CostsHumansMuscle, SmoothNeoplasm InvasivenessQuality of Health CareUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsBCG VaccineBladder cancerEvidence-basedOutcome measurementPerformance measurementQuality improvement

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PMID30357590
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