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INTRODUCCIÓN: Identificar los estándares de calidad en la cirugía oncológica es un reto complejo necesario para poder mejorar los resultados quirúrgicos. A diferencia de lo que ocurre en otros tumores, no existen unos estándares de calidad bien definidos en el cáncer de páncreas. El objetivo es identificar los indicadores de calidad en la cirugía pancreática oncológica en España, así como sus límites de variabilidad. MÉTODOS: Los indicadores de calidad se han seleccionado a partir de las guías de práctica clínica, conferencias de consenso, revisiones y publicaciones de ámbito nacional sobre cirugía pancreática oncológica entre los años 2000-2016. Los márgenes de variabilidad para cada indicador se obtienen mediante estadística de control de procesos y gráficas de representación, teniendo en cuenta el tamaño de las series. Los límites de variabilidad se establecen a partir de la media y los intervalos de confianza al 95 y al 99,8%. RESULTADOS: Se han determinado los siguientes indicadores con sus medias y límites de calidad aceptables: tasa de resecabilidad 71% (> 58%), morbilidad 58% (< 73%), mortalidad 4% (< 10%), tasa de fístula biliar 6% (< 14%), tasa de fístula pancreática 18% (< 29%), hemorragia 11% (< 21%), tasa de reintervención 11% (< 20%) y estancia media (< 21 días). CONCLUSIONES: El número de series publicadas es muy escaso y presentan limitaciones metodológicas importantes. Entre los indicadores seleccionados, los límites de calidad de morbimortalidad han resultado más elevados que los obtenidos en los estándares internacionales. Es necesario que los cirujanos pancreáticos españoles adopten unos criterios homogéneos consensuados de los indicadores y su definición que permitan comparar sus resultados
INTRODUCTION: To establish quality standards in oncologic surgery is a complex but necessary challenge to improve surgical outcomes. Unlike other tumors, there are no well-defined quality standards in pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study is to identify quality indicators in pancreatic oncologic surgery in Spain as well as their acceptable limits of variability. METHODS: Quality indicators were selected based on clinical practice guidelines, consensus conferences, reviews and national publications on oncologic pancreatic surgery between the years 2000 and 2016. Variability margins for each indicator have been determined by statistical process control techniques and graphically represented with the 99.8 and 95% confidence intervals above and below the weighted average according to sample size. RESULTS: The following indicators have been determined with their weighted average and acceptable quality limits: resectability rate 71% (> 58%), morbidity 58% (< 73%), mortality 4% (< 10%), biliary leak 6% (< 14%), pancreatic fistula rate 18% (< 29%), hemorrhage 11% (< 21%), reoperation rate 11% (< 20%) and mean hospital stay (< 21 days). CONCLUSIONS: To date, few related series have been published, and they present important methodological limitations. Among the selected indicators, the morbidity and mortality quality limits have come out higher than those obtained in international standards. It is necessary for Spanish pancreatic surgeons to adopt homogeneous criteria regarding indicators and their definitions to allow for the comparison of their results
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Humans , Pancreatectomy/standards , Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgery , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Quality of Health Care , SpainABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: To establish quality standards in oncologic surgery is a complex but necessary challenge to improve surgical outcomes. Unlike other tumors, there are no well-defined quality standards in pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study is to identify quality indicators in pancreatic oncologic surgery in Spain as well as their acceptable limits of variability. METHODS: Quality indicators were selected based on clinical practice guidelines, consensus conferences, reviews and national publications on oncologic pancreatic surgery between the years 2000 and 2016. Variability margins for each indicator have been determined by statistical process control techniques and graphically represented with the 99.8 and 95% confidence intervals above and below the weighted average according to sample size. RESULTS: The following indicators have been determined with their weighted average and acceptable quality limits: resectability rate 71% (>58%), morbidity 58% (<73%), mortality 4% (<10%), biliary leak 6% (<14%), pancreatic fistula rate 18% (<29%), hemorrhage 11% (<21%), reoperation rate 11% (<20%) and mean hospital stay (<21 days). CONCLUSIONS: To date, few related series have been published, and they present important methodological limitations. Among the selected indicators, the morbidity and mortality quality limits have come out higher than those obtained in international standards. It is necessary for Spanish pancreatic surgeons to adopt homogeneous criteria regarding indicators and their definitions to allow for the comparison of their results.
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Pancreatectomy/standards , Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgery , Quality of Health Care , Humans , SpainABSTRACT
Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome is a serious complication of acute pancreatitis which is defined by a complete discontinuity of the pancreatic duct, such that a viable side of the pancreas remains isolated from the gastrointestinal tract. This pancreatic disruption is infrequently observed in the clinical practice and its diagnostic and therapeutic management are controversial. We present an extreme case of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome with complete duct disruption and pancreatic transection following acute pancreatitis, as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic processes carried out.
