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98 Volume Outcome <strong>KCE</strong> reports 113<br />

Key points on <strong>volume</strong> outcome association for colon cancer surgery<br />

• A total of 5 756 pati<strong>en</strong>ts were hospitalized in 2004 (retrieved in MCD 2004)<br />

with a diagnosis of malignant ne<strong>op</strong>lasm of colon (including rectosigmoid<br />

junction). 48% of these pati<strong>en</strong>ts un<strong>de</strong>rw<strong>en</strong>t a colectomy.<br />

• The p<strong>op</strong>ulation studied consisted of those 2 658 pati<strong>en</strong>ts with colon cancer<br />

surgery and whose data could be linked to IMA databases.<br />

• In 81% of the cases, information on tumour could be retrieved in the BCR<br />

database. Data on stage was available for 72% of stays. In low <strong>volume</strong> c<strong>en</strong>tres<br />

( 20 years). Other<br />

authors suggested that surgical specialization is an important additional<br />

<strong>de</strong>terminant of outcome for colorectal cancer.<br />

• Because data were not retrieved or not available in the databases, the<br />

following characteristics could not be used for risk adjustm<strong>en</strong>t: use of (neo)<br />

adju<strong>van</strong>t therapy (chemo- or radiation therapy), acuity of admission (elective<br />

versus urg<strong>en</strong>t), int<strong>en</strong>tion of surgery (palliative versus curative), type of<br />

surgical resection (total or partial resection).

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