About this trial
The goal of this observational cohort study is to assess textbook outcomes after oesophagectomy in a regional Australian hospital. This is a composite quality measure that include 9 parameters related to cancer care. Researchers will compares the textbook outcome rate in this regional hospital and compare it to textbook outcomes rates from other Australian hospitals, as well as hospitals overseas. Participants will not be actively involved in this study, as all data will be collected from medical records only.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
all patients who underwent oesophagectomy between January 2014 and December 2023
Disqualifiers
none
Trial population
All patients who underwent oesophagectomy at a single regional hospital in Tasmania, Australia between January 2014 and December 2023 will be included in this study,
Trial design
Cohort
Retrospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Textbook outcome
Patients who achieve a textbook outcome. This is defined when all 9 following criteria are met: R0 resection, retrieval of 15 or more lymph nodes, no intraoperative complications, no post-operative complications Clavien-Dindo grade III or higher, no readmission to the ICU, no hospital stay longer than 21 days, no mortality within 90 days, no readmission related to the procedure within 30 days of admission, and no reintervention related to the surgical procedure (operative, endoscopic or radiologic).
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