Impact of hospital volume on quality indicators for rectal cancer surgery in British Columbia, Canada.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:The relationship between hospital volume and patient outcomes remains controversial for rectal cancer. METHODS:This is a population-based database study. Patients treated with surgery for a stage I to III rectal adenocarcinoma from 2003 to 2009 were identified. High-volume hospitals (HVH) were those centers performing 20 surgeries or more per year. Primary outcomes were operative and perioperative factors that have proven influence on patient outcomes. RESULTS:In all, 2,081 patients had surgery for rectal cancer. Of these, 1,690 patients had surgery in an HVH and 391 had surgery in a low-volume hospital. On multivariate analysis, patients who had surgery in an HVH were more likely to have sphincter-preserving surgery, 12 or more lymph nodes removed with the tumor, neoadjuvant radiation therapy, and receive pre-operative or postoperative chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS:For rectal cancer patients in British Columbia, Canada, being treated at an HVH is associated with several quality indicators linked to better patient outcomes.

journal_name

Am J Surg

authors

McColl RJ,McGahan CE,Cai E,Olson R,Cheung WY,Raval MJ,Phang PT,Karimuddin AA,Brown CJ

doi

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.07.007

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-02-01 00:00:00

pages

388-394

issue

2

eissn

0002-9610

issn

1879-1883

pii

S0002-9610(16)30386-5

journal_volume

213

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