Positive margin rates for colorectal cancer vary significantly by hospital in Michigan: Can we achieve a 0 % positive margin rate?

ABSTRACT:

Background

High quality surgical care for colorectal cancer (CRC) includes obtaining a negative surgical margin. The Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) is a statewide consortium of hospitals dedicated to quality improvement; a subset of MSQC hospitals abstract quality of care measures for CRC surgery, including positive margin rate. The purpose of this study was to determine whether positive margin rates vary significantly by hospital, and whether positive margin rates should be a target for quality improvement.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent CRC resection from 2016 to 2020. The primary outcome was the presence of a positive margin. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed to test the association of positiv

SUBMITTER: Bertoy L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520503 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature