The benchmark analysis of gastric, colorectal and rectal cancer pathways: Toward establishing standardized clinical pathway in the cancer care

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-9

  Ryu, Munemasa ^a   Hamano, Masaaki ^a   Nakagawara, Akira ^a   Shinoda, Masayuki ^b   Shimizu, Hideaki ^c   Miura, Takeshi ^d   Yoshida, Isao ^e   Nemoto, Atsushi ^f   Yoshikawa, Aki ^f  

^a CHIBA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOCHIGI CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d KANAGAWA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION SHIKOKU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^f Global Health Consulting   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Cancer quality indicator; Cancer quality initiative; Clinical pathway; DPC (diagnosis procedure combination); The length of stay

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFMETAZOLE; FLOMOXEF; PIPERACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; GASTRECTOMY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; STOMACH CANCER; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENCHMARKING; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78650798980     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyq211     Document Type: Review

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