Measuring quality in colorectal cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries: The Clavien-Dindo classification in a Sri Lankan cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as part of an ongoing epidemiological transition. Surgery is the main treatment and surgical services are scaled up to meet the need. This warrants the establishment of frugal systems to measure safety and quality of surgical care that are tailored for low-resource settings. The aim of this study was to test the applicability of the Clavien-Dindo classification (CDC) for measurement of surgical complications in an LMIC setting where medical records are paper-based.

Material and methods

88 patients who underwent CRC resection at Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka, from January 2017 to January 2020 were included. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed for p

SUBMITTER: Lindholm S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9289412 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature