Quality of surgery and treatment and its association with hospital volume: A population-based study in more than 5000 Belgian ovarian cancer patients

Background: Different sets of quality indicators are used to identify areas for improvement in ovarian cancer care. This study reports transparently on how (surgical) indicators were measured and on the association between hospital volume and indicator results in Belgium, a country setting without any centralisation of ovarian cancer care. Methods: From the population-based Belgian Cancer Registry, patients with a borderline malignant or invasive epithelial ovarian tumour diagnosed between 2014 and 2018 were selected and linked to health insurance and vital status data (n = 5119). Thirteen qua... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Bourgeois, Jolyce
Peacock, Hanna M.
Savoye, Isabelle
De Gendt, Cindy
Leroy, Roos
Silversmit, Geert
Stordeur, Sabine
de Sutter, Philippe
Goffin, Frederic
Luyckx, Mathieu
ORYE, Guy
Van Dam, Peter
Van Gorp, Toon
Verleye, Leen
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Verlag/Hrsg.: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Schlagwörter: Ovarian neoplasms / Ovarian epithelial carcinoma / Healthcare quality indicator / Hospital volume / Neoplasm staging
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28879521
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
Powered By: BASE
Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/1942/42740

Background: Different sets of quality indicators are used to identify areas for improvement in ovarian cancer care. This study reports transparently on how (surgical) indicators were measured and on the association between hospital volume and indicator results in Belgium, a country setting without any centralisation of ovarian cancer care. Methods: From the population-based Belgian Cancer Registry, patients with a borderline malignant or invasive epithelial ovarian tumour diagnosed between 2014 and 2018 were selected and linked to health insurance and vital status data (n = 5119). Thirteen quality indicators on diagnosis and treatment were assessed and the association with hospital volume was analysed using logistic regression adjusted for case-mix. Results: The national results for most quality indicators on diagnosis and systemic therapy were around the predefined target value. Other indicators showed results below the benchmark: genetic testing, completeness of staging surgery, lymphadenectomy with at least 20 pelvic/para-aortic lymph nodes removed, and timely start of chemotherapy after surgery (within 42 days). Ovarian cancer care in Belgium is dispersed over 100 hospitals. Lower volume hospitals showed poorer indicator results compared to higher volume hospitals for lymphadenectomy, staging, timely start of chemotherapy and genetic testing. In addition, surgery for advanced stage tumours was performed less often in lower volume hospitals. Conclusions: The indicators that showed poorer results on a national level were also those with poorer results in lower-volume hospitals compared to higher-volume hospitals, consequently supporting centralisation. International benchmarking is hampered by different (surgical) definitions between countries and studies. ; Funding This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. It was supported by the government approved work program of the Belgian Healthcare Knowledge Centre (KCE). Acknowledgments ...