A multidisciplinary approach to improving the care and outcomes of patients with retinoblastoma at a pediatric cancer hospital in Egypt.
Hossam ElzomorHala TahaRadwa NourAdel AleieldinM Saad ZaghloulIbrahim QaddoumiAhmad Samir AlfaarPublished in: Ophthalmic genetics (2017)
The implementation of standardized protocols and a multidisciplinary approach improved reporting; discrepancies in disease classification and the amount of missing data were reduced; and quality measures and prognostic capabilities of the team were substantially improved. Such established data-driven practice supports faster decision making to enucleate diseased eyes and save patients' lives through providing measurable indicators.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- decision making
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- machine learning
- chronic kidney disease
- papillary thyroid
- prognostic factors
- adverse drug
- big data
- squamous cell carcinoma
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- pain management
- childhood cancer