Annual hospital volume of surgery for gastrointestinal cancer in relation to prognosis.
Eur J Surg Oncol
; 45(10): 1839-1846, 2019 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Studies examining hospital volume for surgery for various gastrointestinal (GI) cancer types have shown conflicting results regarding the influence on long-term prognosis. The aim of this study was to examine annual hospital volume in relation to long-term survival after elective surgery for all GI cancers (esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, bile ducts, small bowel, colon, and rectum).METHODS:
Population-based cohort study including all 45,908 patients who underwent elective surgery for GI cancers in Sweden in 2005-2013. Follow-up was until 2016 for disease-specific 5-year mortality (main outcome) and 2018 for all-cause 5-year mortality (secondary outcome). Hospitals were divided into quartiles for each GI cancer according to a 4-year average annual volume of the year of surgery and three years earlier. Multivariable Cox regression provided hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusted for relevant confounders.RESULTS:
Higher hospital volume was associated with a survival benefit in the large group of patients (nâ¯=â¯26,688) who underwent colon cancer resection, with HR 0.89 (95% CI 0.84-0.96) for disease-specific 5-year mortality comparing the highest with the lowest quartile. Higher hospital volume improved 5-year mortality in sub-groups of patients who underwent surgery for cancer of the esophagus, pancreas, and rectum. No such improvements were found for cancer of the stomach, liver, bile ducts, or small bowel.CONCLUSION:
Long-term survival was improved at higher volume hospitals for some GI cancers (colon, esophagus, pancreas, rectum), but not for others (stomach, liver, bile ducts, small bowel).Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos do Sistema Digestório
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Sistema de Registros
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Hospitais com Alto Volume de Atendimentos
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Neoplasias Gastrointestinais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Surg Oncol
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article