THE VALUE OF THE CLINICAL CANCER REGISTRY IN INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Authors
ALTENDORFHOFMANN A HOHENBERGER W
Citation
A. Altendorfhofmann et W. Hohenberger, THE VALUE OF THE CLINICAL CANCER REGISTRY IN INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie, 1996, pp. 159-161
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00238236
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
2
Pages
159 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-8236(1996):<159:TVOTCC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Statistically based, continuous quality improvement techniques have be en advocated for use in medical settings. Annual reports from the canc er registry database provide most of the information needed to advance improvement or retrogression in the care of cancer patients. The anal ysis of the frequency of resection, complication rate, mortality rates , and survival rates provides a quality measure for the surgical treat ment of cancer.