Prehospital care for ovarian cancer in Catalonia: could we do better in primary care? Retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of prehospital factors (diagnostic pathways, first presentation to healthcare services, intervals, participation in primary care) on 1-year and 5-year survival in people with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).

Design

Retrospective quasi-population-based cohort study.

Setting

Catalan Integrated Public Healthcare System.

Participants

People with EOC who underwent surgery with a curative intent in public Catalan hospitals between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2014.

Outcome measures

Data from primary and secondary care clinical histories and care processes in the 18 months leading up to confirmation (signs and symptoms at presentation, diagnosis pathways, referrals, diagnosis interval) of the EOC diagnosis (stage, histology type

SUBMITTER: Vela-Vallespin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9316044 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature