Using textbook outcome as a measure of quality of care in oesophagogastric cancer surgery.

CONCLUSION: Textbook outcome is a clinically relevant measure in patients undergoing oesophagogastric cancer surgery as it can identify underperforming parameters in a hospital setting. Overall survival in patients with a textbook outcome is better than in patients without a textbook outcome.
PMID: 29465746 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - February 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: van der Kaaij RT, de Rooij MV, van Coevorden F, Voncken FEM, Snaebjornsson P, Boot H, van Sandick JW Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research