Showing posts with label hospital volume. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hospital volume. Show all posts
Monday, August 09, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
The National Cancer Database report on advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer: Impact of hospital surgical case volume on overall survival and surgical treatment paradigm
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of hospital procedure volume and other prognostic variables on overall survival outcome and likelihood of receiving standard recommended care among patients with advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer.CONCLUSIONS: Hospital ovarian cancer surgical volume >/=21 cases/year is associated with a higher likelihood of patients with Stage IIIC/IV epithelial ovarian cancer receiving standard treatment (surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy). Even after adjusting for treatment paradigm and other factors, hospital volume >/=21 cases/year was significantly predictive of improved overall survival outcome.
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