Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice

Background: The therapeutic approach to cancer is complex and multidisciplinary. Radiotherapy is among the essential treatments, whether used alone or in conjunction with other therapies. This study reports a clinical audit of the radiotherapy process to assess the process of care, evaluate adherenc...

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Autores: Torras, M. G., Canals, E., Jurado Bruggeman, D., Marín Borràs, S., Macià, M., Jové, J., Boladeras, A. M., Muñoz Montplet, C., Molero, J., Picón, C., Puigdemont, M., Aliste, Luisa, Torrents, A., Guedea Edo, Ferran, Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria
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Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Càncer
Radioteràpia
Cancer
Radiotherapy
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spelling Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical PracticeTorras, M. G.Canals, E.Jurado Bruggeman, D.Marín Borràs, S.Macià, M.Jové, J.Boladeras, A. M.Muñoz Montplet, C.Molero, J.Picón, C.Puigdemont, M.Aliste, LuisaTorrents, A.Guedea Edo, FerranBorràs Andrés, Josep MariaCàncerRadioteràpiaCancerRadiotherapyBackground: The therapeutic approach to cancer is complex and multidisciplinary. Radiotherapy is among the essential treatments, whether used alone or in conjunction with other therapies. This study reports a clinical audit of the radiotherapy process to assess the process of care, evaluate adherence to agreed protocols and measure the variability to improve therapeutic quality for rectal cancer. Methods: Multicentre retrospective cohort study in a representative sample of patients diagnosed with rectal cancer in the Institut Català d'Oncologia, a comprehensive cancer centre with three different settings. We developed a set of indicators to assess the key areas of the radiotherapy process. The clinical audit consisted of a review of a random sample of 40 clinical histories for each centre. Results: The demographic profile, histology and staging of patients were similar between centres. The MRI reports did not include the distance from tumour to mesorectal fascia (rCRM) in 38.3% of the cases. 96.7% of patients received the planned dose, and 57.4% received it at the planned time. Surgery followed neoadjuvant treatment in 96.7% of the patients. Among this group, postoperative CRM was recorded in 65.5% of the cases and was negative in 93.4% of these. With regard to the 34.5% (n = 40) of cases where no CRM value was stated, there were differences between the centres. Mean follow-up was 3.4 (SD 0.6) years, and overall survival at four years was 81.7%. Conclusions: The audit revealed a suboptimal degree of adherence to clinical practice guidelines. Significant variability between centres exists from a clinical perspective but especially with regard to organization and process.Elsevier2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/172493Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2018.03.015Translational Oncology, 2018, vol. 11, num. 3, p. 794-799https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2018.03.015cc-by-nc-nd (c) Torras, M. G. et al., 2018http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1724932026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
title Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
spellingShingle Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
Torras, M. G.
Càncer
Radioteràpia
Cancer
Radiotherapy
title_short Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
title_full Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
title_fullStr Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
title_full_unstemmed Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
title_sort Clinical Audit of the Radiotherapy Process in Rectal Cancer: Clinical Practice guidelines and Quality Certification Do Not Avert Variability in Clinical Practice
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Torras, M. G.
Canals, E.
Jurado Bruggeman, D.
Marín Borràs, S.
Macià, M.
Jové, J.
Boladeras, A. M.
Muñoz Montplet, C.
Molero, J.
Picón, C.
Puigdemont, M.
Aliste, Luisa
Torrents, A.
Guedea Edo, Ferran
Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria
author Torras, M. G.
author_facet Torras, M. G.
Canals, E.
Jurado Bruggeman, D.
Marín Borràs, S.
Macià, M.
Jové, J.
Boladeras, A. M.
Muñoz Montplet, C.
Molero, J.
Picón, C.
Puigdemont, M.
Aliste, Luisa
Torrents, A.
Guedea Edo, Ferran
Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria
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author2 Canals, E.
Jurado Bruggeman, D.
Marín Borràs, S.
Macià, M.
Jové, J.
Boladeras, A. M.
Muñoz Montplet, C.
Molero, J.
Picón, C.
Puigdemont, M.
Aliste, Luisa
Torrents, A.
Guedea Edo, Ferran
Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria
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author
author
author
author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Càncer
Radioteràpia
Cancer
Radiotherapy
topic Càncer
Radioteràpia
Cancer
Radiotherapy
description Background: The therapeutic approach to cancer is complex and multidisciplinary. Radiotherapy is among the essential treatments, whether used alone or in conjunction with other therapies. This study reports a clinical audit of the radiotherapy process to assess the process of care, evaluate adherence to agreed protocols and measure the variability to improve therapeutic quality for rectal cancer. Methods: Multicentre retrospective cohort study in a representative sample of patients diagnosed with rectal cancer in the Institut Català d'Oncologia, a comprehensive cancer centre with three different settings. We developed a set of indicators to assess the key areas of the radiotherapy process. The clinical audit consisted of a review of a random sample of 40 clinical histories for each centre. Results: The demographic profile, histology and staging of patients were similar between centres. The MRI reports did not include the distance from tumour to mesorectal fascia (rCRM) in 38.3% of the cases. 96.7% of patients received the planned dose, and 57.4% received it at the planned time. Surgery followed neoadjuvant treatment in 96.7% of the patients. Among this group, postoperative CRM was recorded in 65.5% of the cases and was negative in 93.4% of these. With regard to the 34.5% (n = 40) of cases where no CRM value was stated, there were differences between the centres. Mean follow-up was 3.4 (SD 0.6) years, and overall survival at four years was 81.7%. Conclusions: The audit revealed a suboptimal degree of adherence to clinical practice guidelines. Significant variability between centres exists from a clinical perspective but especially with regard to organization and process.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2018.03.015
Translational Oncology, 2018, vol. 11, num. 3, p. 794-799
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2018.03.015
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