Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

Achieving a Textbook Outcome in Colon Cancer Surgery Is Associated with Improved Long-Term Survival

“…For hospital administrations, it summarises indicators on patient safety, effectiveness and efficiency of care; whereas, for policy makers, it may guide surveillance programmes [ 8 ]. Depending on the setting, the Textbook Outcome can be adjusted to include different parameters that pragmatically reflect the cancer care reality, e.g., at a local, regional or national level or even low-, middle- versus high-income countries [ 16 , 17 ].…”

Identifying the origin of socioeconomic disparities in outcomes of major elective operations

“…A potential cause for this surprising finding is greater resources utilized for the high SES cohort, which may incur higher costs while offering superior outcomes to those within higher income groups. In fact, in a global study of cancer operations, patients treated at centers with greater infrastructure experienced improved clinical outcomes compared to those cared for at low resource locations [ 28 ]. Regardless of the mechanism underlying these cost disparities, our results point to the necessity for equal treatment for all surgical patients at each center.…”

Overcoming the barriers between resource constraints and healthcare quality

“…Moreover, across low and middle-income countries (LMICs), an improvement in hospital facilities has the potential to prevent 1–3 deaths for every 100 patients undergoing surgery for cancer. 10…”