Predictors of 30-Day Mortality Among Dutch Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery, 2011-2016.

Journal: JAMA network open
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Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Quality improvement programs for colorectal cancer surgery have been introduced with benchmarking based on quality indicators, such as mortality. Detailed (pre)operative characteristics may offer relevant information for proper case-mix correction.

Authors

  • Tom van den Bosch
    Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Anne-Loes K Warps
    Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Michael P M de Nerée Tot Babberich
    PacMed, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Christina Stamm
    PacMed, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Bart F Geerts
    Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Louis Vermeulen
    Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Michel W J M Wouters
    Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Jan Willem T Dekker
    Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Rob A E M Tollenaar
    Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Pieter J Tanis
    Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Department of Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Daniël M Miedema
    Laboratory for Experimental Oncology and Radiobiology, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.