Understanding Unwarranted Variation in Care for Victorian Oesophagogastric Cancer Patients Using Linked Data: A Comparative Analysis Between 2012-2016 and 2017-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Victorian Integrated Cancer Services convened the second Oesophagogastric (OG) Cancer Optimal Care Summit to determine unwarranted variation in care between 2017 and 2021 and compare trends with the first summit (reporting 2012-2016). Statewide administrative datasets were assessed retrospectively at the population level in alignment with the optimal care pathway steps for OG.

Methods

Victorians with a primary diagnosis of OG cancer were identified via the Victorian Cancer Registry dataset and linked to various administrative datasets to identify unwarranted variations.

Results

Of the 9868 Victorians diagnosed with OG cancer between 2012 and 2021, 39.4% were metastatic at diagnosis. Improved outcomes between time periods included reduced mortality for O

SUBMITTER: Graham F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484413 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature