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Institutional variation in recovery after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: An opportunity for enhanced recovery pathways. J Surg Oncol 2020 Oct;122(5):980-985

Date

07/07/2020

Pubmed ID

32627199

DOI

10.1002/jso.26099

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85087448757 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   10 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Variations in care have been demonstrated both within and among institutions in many clinical settings. By standardizing perioperative practices, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways reduce variation in perioperative care. We sought to characterize the variation in cytoreductive surgery (CRS)/heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) perioperative practices among experienced US medical centers.

METHODS: Data from the US HIPEC Collaborative represents a retrospective multi-institutional cohort study of CRS and CRS/HIPEC procedures performed from 12 major academic institutions. Patient characteristics and perioperative practices were reported and compared. Institutional variation was analyzed using hierarchical mixed-effects linear (continuous outcomes) or logistic (binary outcomes) regression models.

RESULTS: A total of 2372 operations were included. CRS/HIPEC was performed most commonly for appendiceal histologies (64.2%). The rate of complications (overall 56.3%, range: 31.8-70.9) and readmissions (overall 20.6%, range: 8.9-33.3) varied by institution (P < .001). Institution-level variation in perioperative practice patterns existed among measured ERAS pathway process/outcomes (P < .001). The percentages of variation with each process/outcome measure attributable solely to institutional practices ranged from 0.6% to 66.6%.

CONCLUSIONS: Significant variation exists in the perioperative care of patients undergoing CRS/HIPEC at major US academic institutions. These findings provide a strong rationale for the investigation of best practices in CRS/HIPEC patients.

Author List

Eng OS, Blakely AM, Lafaro KJ, Fournier KF, Fackche NT, Johnston FM, Dineen S, Powers B, Hendrix R, Lambert LA, Ronnekleiv-Kelly S, Walle KV, Grotz TE, Leiting JL, Patel SH, Dhar VK, Baumgartner JM, Lowy AM, Clarke CN, Mogal H, Zaidi MY, Staley CA, Kimbrough C, Cloyd JM, Lee B, Raoof M

Author

Callisia N. Clarke MD Chief, Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Cohort Studies
Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome