Association Between Surgeon and Hospital Volume and In-Hospital Fatalities After Lung Cancer Resections: The Experience of an Asian Country

Lien, Yung Chang; Huang, Ming Te; Lin, Herng Ching

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.008

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“…First, we found that physician volume had an influential effect on stroke outcome but hospital volume did not. This result is similar to Hu et al, 24 Lien et al, 25 and Wen et al 26 regarding several surgical procedures but differs from Saposnik et al 4 and Votruba and Cebul 27 concerning stroke care. Saposnik et al verified the association between hospital volume and 7-day in-hospital mortality after ischemic stroke using Canada's population-based data.…”

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confidence: 85%

Associations of Physician Volume and Weekend Admissions With Ischemic Stroke Outcome in Taiwan

Tung

Chang²,

Chen³

2009

Medical Care

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Associations of Physician Volume and Weekend Admissions With Ischemic Stroke Outcome in Taiwan

Tung

Chang²,

Chen³

2009

Medical Care

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“…The surgical volume Several authors [331][332][333][334], although not all [335][336][337][338], have found an inverse relationship between surgical volume and post-operative morbidity and mortality rates, and even longterm survival of lung cancer patients.…”

Section: Quality Of Lung Cancer Surgerymentioning

confidence: 99%

ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy)

Brunelli¹,

Charloux²,

Bolliger³

et al. 2009

European Respiratory Journal

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A collaboration of multidisciplinary experts on the functional evaluation of lung cancer patients has been facilitated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS), in order to draw up recommendations and provide clinicians with clear, up-to-date guidelines on fitness for surgery and chemo-radiotherapy.The subject was divided into different topics, which were then assigned to at least two experts. The authors searched the literature according to their own strategies, with no central literature review being performed. The draft reports written by the experts on each topic were reviewed, discussed and voted on by the entire expert panel. The evidence supporting each recommendation was summarised, and graded as described by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Grading Review Group. Clinical practice guidelines were generated and finalised in a functional algorithm for risk stratification of the lung resection candidates, emphasising cardiological evaluation, forced expiratory volume in 1 s, systematic carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity and exercise testing.Contrary to lung resection, for which the scientific evidences are more robust, we were unable to recommend any specific test, cut-off value, or algorithm before chemo-radiotherapy due to the lack of data. We recommend that lung cancer patients should be managed in specialised settings by multidisciplinary teams.

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“…Studies were mainly retrospective and were from both single and multiple centres. There was some evidence for better short-term survival and lower complication rates with higher volume services for institutional or individual surgeons [17,[47][48][49][50][51][52]. A retrospective Japanese study by YASUNAGA et al [53] showed a positive correlation between the amount of care-taking staff (physicians and nurses) and shortterm survival in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery.…”

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The European initiative for quality management in lung cancer care

Blum¹,

Rich²,

Baldwin³

et al. 2014

European Respiratory Journal

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Lung cancer is the commonest cause of cancer-related death worldwide and poses a significant respiratory disease burden. Little is known about the provision of lung cancer care across Europe. The overall aim of the Task Force was to investigate current practice in lung cancer care across Europe.The Task Force undertook four projects: 1) a narrative literature search on quality management of lung cancer; 2) a survey of national and local infrastructure for lung cancer care in Europe; 3) a benchmarking project on the quality of (inter)national lung cancer guidelines in Europe; and 4) a feasibility study of prospective data collection in a pan-European setting.There is little peer-reviewed literature on quality management in lung cancer care. The survey revealed important differences in the infrastructure of lung cancer care in Europe. The European guidelines that were assessed displayed wide variation in content and scope, as well as methodological quality but at the same time there was relevant duplication. The feasibility study demonstrated that it is, in principle, feasible to collect prospective demographic and clinical data on patients with lung cancer. Legal obligations vary among countries.The European Initiative for Quality Management in Lung Cancer Care has provided the first comprehensive snapshot of lung cancer care in Europe. Executive summaryThis European Respiratory Society (ERS) Task Force report describes the first phase of an ambitious initiative with the ultimate aim to improve the quality of care for people with lung cancer across Europe. The Task Force undertook four projects. 1) An extensive review of the literature on quality management revealed evidence that was mainly limited to individual aspects of quality improvement. 2) A baseline survey of national and local infrastructure of healthcare showed marked differences in resources and access to care among 37 countries. 3) A benchmarking project on the quality of guidelines showed that well-resourced guidelines were better. 4) A feasibility study showed that contemporary clinical data collection was possible through a clinical network representing 28 European countries. The Task Force has created a platform for future research and development of initiatives that may lead to improved care for people with lung cancer in Europe.

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Association Between Surgeon and Hospital Volume and In-Hospital Fatalities After Lung Cancer Resections: The Experience of an Asian Country

Cited by 49 publications

References 15 publications

Associations of Physician Volume and Weekend Admissions With Ischemic Stroke Outcome in Taiwan

Associations of Physician Volume and Weekend Admissions With Ischemic Stroke Outcome in Taiwan

ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy)

The European initiative for quality management in lung cancer care

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