Abstract:Background
Regionalization of sarcoma care may improve outcomes. Concerns exist regarding the burdens of travel and its effects on care. We evaluate the presence of a “distance bias”.
Methods
Retrospective cohort study of patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma (stage I‐III) within the NCDB. Travel distance (TD) and hospital volume (VOL) were categorized into quartiles. Alternating statistical models were used for analysis.
Results
1,035 hospitals contributed 11,979 cases. Median and maximum VOL were 5 and… Show more
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