Evaluation of the breast cancer care network within the Lazio Region (Central Italy).

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

A summary indicator for evaluating the breast cancer network has never been measured at the regional level. The aim is to design treemaps providing a summary description of hospitals (including breast units) and Local Health Units (LHUs) in terms of their levels of performance within the breast cancer network of the Lazio region (central Italy). The treemap structure has an intuitive design and displays information from both general and specific analyses.

Methods

Patients admitted to the regional hospitals for malignant breast cancer (MBC) surgery in 2010-2017 were selected in a population-based cohort study. These quality indicators were calculated based on the international guidelines (EUSOMA, ESMO) to assess the performance in terms of volume of

SUBMITTER: Ferranti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7470269 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature