Benchmarks and Geographic Differences in Gallbladder Cancer Surgery: An International Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-quality surgery plays a central role in the delivery of excellent oncologic care. Benchmark values indicate the best achievable results. We aimed to define benchmark values for gallbladder cancer (GBC) surgery across an international population.

Patients and methods

This study included consecutive patients with GBC who underwent curative-intent surgery during 2000-2021 at 13 centers, across seven countries and four continents. Patients operated on at high-volume centers without the need for vascular and/or bile duct reconstruction and without significant comorbidities were chosen as the benchmark group.

Results

Of 906 patients who underwent curative-intent GBC surgery during the study period, 245 (27%) were included in the benchmark group. These were p

SUBMITTER: Vega EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11830408 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature