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Assessment of variation in 30‐day mortality following cancer surgeries among older adults across US hospitals

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While public reporting of surgical outcomes for noncancer conditions is common, cancer surgeries have generally been excluded. This is true despite numerous studies showing outcomes to differ between hospitals based… Click to show full abstract

While public reporting of surgical outcomes for noncancer conditions is common, cancer surgeries have generally been excluded. This is true despite numerous studies showing outcomes to differ between hospitals based on their characteristics. Our objective was to assess whether three prerequisites for quality assessment and reporting are present for 30‐day mortality after cancer surgery: low burden for timely reporting, hospital variation, and potential for public health gains.

Keywords: cancer; day mortality; variation; cancer surgeries

Journal Title: Cancer Medicine
Year Published: 2020

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