Evaluation of Quality Metrics for Surgically Treated Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Quality metrics for patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) exist, but whether compliance with these metrics correlates with improved survival is unknown.

Objective

To examine whether compliance with proposed quality metrics is associated with improved survival in patients with laryngeal SCC treated with surgery with or without adjuvant therapy.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included patients from a tertiary care academic medical center who had previously untreated laryngeal SCC and underwent surgery with or without adjuvant therapy from January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2012. Data analysis was performed from August 4, 2015, through December 13, 2015.

Interventions

Surgery with or without adjuvant

SUBMITTER: Graboyes EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086577 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature