Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 434: Clinical Pathways for Oncological Gastrectomy: Are They a Suitable Instrument for Process Standardization to Improve Process and Outcome Quality for Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy? A Retrospective Cohort Study

Conclusions: After implementation of an oncological gastrectomy CP, process quality improved, while indicators of outcome quality such as mortality and reoperation rates remained unchanged. CPs are a promising tool to standardize perioperative care for oncological gastrectomy.

Source: Cancers - February 12, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Patrick T éoule Emrullah Birgin Christina Mertens Matthias Schwarzbach Stefan Post Nuh N. Rahbari Christoph Rei ßfelder Ulrich Ronellenfitsch Tags: Article Source Type: research