The association between quality care and outcomes for a real-world population of Australian patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

AD Maharaj; SM Evans; LJ Ioannou; D Croagh; A Earnest; JF Holland; CHC Pilgrim; RE Neale; D Goldstein; JG Kench; ND Merrett; K White; EA Burmeister; PM Evans; TM Hayes; N Houli; B Knowles; T Leong; M Nikfarjam; J Philip; M Quinn; J Shapiro; MD Smith; JB Spillane; R Wong; JR Zalcberg

Journal article

The association between quality care and outcomes for a real-world population of Australian patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

AD Maharaj, SM Evans, LJ Ioannou, D Croagh, A Earnest, JF Holland, CHC Pilgrim, RE Neale, D Goldstein, JG Kench, ND Merrett, K White, EA Burmeister, PM Evans, TM Hayes, N Houli, B Knowles, T Leong, M Nikfarjam, J Philip Show all

HPB | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.11.005

Abstract

Background: This study: (i) assessed compliance with a consensus set of quality indicators (QIs) in pancreatic cancer (PC); and (ii) evaluated the association between compliance with these QIs and survival. Methods: Four years of data were collected for patients diagnosed with PC. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A multivariable analysis tested the relationship between significant patient and hospital characteristics, patient cluster effects within hospitals and survival. Results: 1061 patients were eligible for this study. Significant association with improved survival were: (i) in the potentially resectable group ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Trevor Leong Author

Mehrdad Nikfarjam Author

Jennifer Philip Author

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

The authors of this study would like to acknowledge the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for the Pancreatic Cancer Registry for Quality Improvement (PCR4QI) grant [grant number APP1125395].