Systematic failure to operate on colorectal cancer liver metastases in California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite evidence that liver resection improves survival in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM) and may be potentially curative, there are no population-level data examining utilization and predictors of liver resection in the United States.

Methods

This is a population-based cross-sectional study. We abstracted data on patients with synchronous CRCLM using California Cancer Registry from 2000 to 2012 and linked the records to the Office of Statewide Health Planning Inpatient Database. Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) was used to map liver resection rates to California counties. Patient- and hospital-level predictors were determined using mixed-effects logistic regression.

Results

Of the 24 828 patients diagnosed with stage-I

SUBMITTER: Raoof M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476837 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature