The effect of a multidisciplinary regional educational programme on the quality of colon cancer resection

Autor: Gemma E Sheehan-Dare, Claus Anders Bertelsen, Peter Ingeholm, Kate Marks, Phil Quirke, Nicholas P. West, E Tinkler-Hundal
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Colorectal Disease. 20:105-115
ISSN: 1462-8910
DOI: 10.1111/codi.13830
Popis: Mesocolic plane surgery with central vascular ligation produces an oncologically superior specimen following colon cancer resection and appears to be related to optimal outcomes. Aim We aimed to assess whether a regional educational programme in optimal mesocolic surgery led to an improvement in the quality of specimens. Method Following an educational programme in the Capital and Zealand areas of Denmark, 686 cases of primary colon cancer resected across six hospitals were assessed by grading the plane of surgery and undertaking tissue morphometry. These were compared to 263 specimens resected prior to the educational programme. Results Across the region, the mesocolic plane rate improved from 58% to 77% (p
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