TY - JOUR
TI - European Society of Gynaecological Oncology quality indicators for surgical treatment of cervical cancer
AU - Cibula, D.
AU - Planchamp, F.
AU - Fischerova, D.
AU - Fotopoulou, C.
AU - Kohler, C.
AU - Landoni, F.
AU - Mathevet, P.
AU - Naik, R.
AU - Ponce, J.
AU - Raspagliesi, F.
AU - Rodolakis, A.
AU - Tamussino, K.
AU - Taskiran, C.
AU - Vergote, I.
AU - Wimberger, P.
AU - Zahl Eriksson, A.G.
AU - Querleu, D.
JO - International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
PY - 2020
VL - 30
TODO - 1
SP - 3-14
PB - BMJ Publishing Group
SN - 1048-891X, 1525-1438
TODO - 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000878
TODO - Article;  cancer surgery;  clinical audit;  clinical practice;  clinical research;  decision making;  female;  health care quality;  human;  medical society;  patient care;  patient-reported outcome;  peroperative complication;  practice guideline;  priority journal;  quality of life;  radical hysterectomy;  surgeon;  surgical margin;  surgical volume;  treatment planning;  uterine cervix cancer;  validation process;  gynecologic surgery;  health care quality;  pathology;  procedures;  surgical oncology;  uterine cervix tumor, Female;  Gynecologic Surgical Procedures;  Humans;  Practice Guidelines as Topic;  Quality Indicators, Health Care;  Surgical Oncology;  Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
TODO - Background Optimizing and ensuring the quality of surgical care is essential to improve the management and outcome of patients with cervical cancer. To develop a list of quality indicators for surgical treatment of cervical cancer that can be used to audit and improve clinical practice. Methods Quality indicators were developed using a four-step evaluation process that included a systematic literature search to identify potential quality indicators, in-person meetings of an ad hoc group of international experts, an internal validation process, and external review by a large panel of European clinicians and patient representatives. Results Fifteen structural, process, and outcome indicators were selected. Using a structured format, each quality indicator has a description specifying what the indicator is measuring. Measurability specifications are also detailed to define how the indicator will be measured in practice. Each indicator has a target which gives practitioners and health administrators a quantitative basis for improving care and organizational processes. Discussion Implementation of institutional quality assurance programs can improve quality of care, even in high-volume centers. This set of quality indicators from the European Society of Gynaecological Cancer may be a major instrument to improve the quality of surgical treatment of cervical cancer. © IGCS and ESGO 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. Published by BMJ.
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