Impact of experience in breast cancer surgery on survival: the role of quality of care in a registry-based cohort

Taban, François; Elia, Nadia; Rapiti Aylward, Elisabetta; Rageth, Christoph; Fioretta, Gérald; Benhamou, Simone; Than Lam, G; David-Montefiore, Emmanuel; Bouchardy Magnin, Christine

doi:10.4414/smw.2019.14704

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Impact of experience in breast cancer surgery on survival: the role of quality of care in a registry-based cohort

ContributorsTaban, François; Elia, Nadia

; Rapiti Aylward, Elisabetta; Rageth, Christoph; Fioretta, Gérald; Benhamou, Simone; Than Lam, G; David-Montefiore, Emmanuel; Bouchardy Magnin, Christine

Published inSwiss Medical Weekly, vol. 149, w14704

Publication date2019

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that the surgeon's experience in breast cancer surgery may affect patient survival. In this registry-based retrospective cohort study, we examined whether quality of care could partly explain this association.

Keywords

Aged
80 and over
Breast Neoplasms/mortality/surgery/therapy
Cancer Survivors/statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Grading/mortality
Quality Indicators
Health Care
Radiotherapy
Adjuvant
Registries
Retrospective Studies
Surgeons/standards
Switzerland

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TABAN, François et al. Impact of experience in breast cancer surgery on survival: the role of quality of care in a registry-based cohort. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2019, vol. 149, p. w14704. doi: 10.4414/smw.2019.14704

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PID : unige:128242
DOI : 10.4414/smw.2019.14704
PMID : 30685868

Journal ISSN1424-7860

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Impact of experience in breast cancer surgery on survival: the role of quality of care in a registry-based cohort

Previous studies have suggested that the surgeon's experience in breast cancer surgery may affect patient survival. In this registry-based retrospective cohort study, we examined whether quality of care could partly explain this association.

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