European Society of Gynaecological Oncology quality indicators for surgical treatment of cervical cancer

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Cibula D., Planchamp F., Fischerova D., Fotopoulou C., Kohler C., Landoni F., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.30, sa.1, ss.3-14, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000878
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3-14
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cervical cancer, surgical oncology, uterine cervical neoplasms, LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY, SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA, OVARIAN-CANCER, STAGE IB, PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS, HIGH-VOLUME, PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY, SURGEON SPECIALTY, HOSPITAL VOLUME, SURVIVAL
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Optimizing and ensuring the quality of surgical care is essential to improve the management and outcome of patients with cervical cancer. To develop a list of quality indicators for surgical treatment of cervical cancer that can be used to audit and improve clinical practice. Methods Quality indicators were developed using a four-step evaluation process that included a systematic literature search to identify potential quality indicators, in-person meetings of an ad hoc group of international experts, an internal validation process, and external review by a large panel of European clinicians and patient representatives. Results Fifteen structural, process, and outcome indicators were selected. Using a structured format, each quality indicator has a description specifying what the indicator is measuring. Measurability specifications are also detailed to define how the indicator will be measured in practice. Each indicator has a target which gives practitioners and health administrators a quantitative basis for improving care and organizational processes. Discussion Implementation of institutional quality assurance programs can improve quality of care, even in high-volume centers. This set of quality indicators from the European Society of Gynaecological Cancer may be a major instrument to improve the quality of surgical treatment of cervical cancer.