Influence of Certification Program on Treatment Quality and Survival for Rectal Cancer Patients in Germany: Results of 13 Certified Centers in Collaboration with AN Institute.

In patients with UICC stage III disease, we registered a slightly non-significant improvement in the disease-free survival (UICC III: p = 0.050).

also in 39 other papers

Concerning the overall in-hospital mortality, we registered a positive trend in certified centers during the five-year period after the certification (5% vs. 3%, p = 0.190).

also in 4,297 other papers

Conclusions The results of the present study indicate a clear trend towards improvement in terms of the treatment quality, survival, and documentation in certified colorectal cancer centers.

also in 7,418 other papers

The subgroup analysis showed a trend towards a slightly higher overall survival during the five-year period after certification for the patients from hospitals with a basic or priority level of medical care, without significance ( p = 0.750; p = 0.638).

also in 18,965 other papers