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ArticleUpdates in surgery2019

Regional oncology network between pancreatic centers safeguards waiting times for pancreatoduodenectomy.

M Willemijn Steen, Claire van Vliet, Sebastiaan Festen, Marc G Besselink, Michael F Gerhards, Olivier R Busch, Gastrointestinal Oncology Center Amsterdam (GIOCA)

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M Willemijn SteenDepartment of Surgery, OLVG, Oosterpark 9, 1091 AC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. steen.mw@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3918-8656
Claire van VlietDepartment of Surgery, OLVG, Oosterpark 9, 1091 AC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sebastiaan FestenDepartment of Surgery, OLVG, Oosterpark 9, 1091 AC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marc G BesselinkDepartment of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Michael F GerhardsDepartment of Surgery, OLVG, Oosterpark 9, 1091 AC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Olivier R BuschDepartment of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. o.r.busch@amc.uva.nl.
Gastrointestinal Oncology Center Amsterdam (GIOCA)

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Abstract

Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is increasingly performed in high-volume centers, which may compromise waiting times. The aim of this study was to evaluate patient flow and outcome of PD within a regional oncology network of two high-volume centers. A post hoc analysis of a partially retrospective and prospective database was performed of all patients who underwent PD for pancreatic or periampullary neoplasms in both centers of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Center Amsterdam, a collaboration between an academic center and affiliated general teaching hospital, from 2010 to 2014. Outcomes included waiting time to surgery and postoperative morbidity and mortality. A total of 525 PDs were performed, 329 in the academic center (annual volume 66) and 196 in the teaching hospital (annual volume 39). Neoadjuvant treatment was more often used in the academic center, other baseline characteristics were similar. Overall time to surgery was 26 days, which was significantly less in the teaching hospital. The major postoperative morbidity rate was 38.3% (n = 201), and the 30- and 90-day mortality was 2.3% and 3.6%. A regional oncology network between an academic center and a general teaching hospital for PD can be an attractive option to safeguard waiting times in selected patients, without compromising outcome.

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Clinical ProtocolsPancreaticoduodenectomyTime-to-TreatmentAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedAge FactorsDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNetherlandsPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreatic cancerPancreatic neoplasmsPancreatoduodenectomyWaiting lists

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PMCPMC6892758

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