Can routine register data be used to identify vulnerable lung cancer patients of suboptimal care in a German comprehensive cancer centre?
Kathrin GöddeBob SiegerinkHella FügemannDietmar KeuneSteffen SanderAlice SchneiderJacqueline Müller-NordhornChristine HolmbergNina RieckmannNikolaj FrostUlrich KeilholzUte GoerlingPublished in: European journal of cancer care (2021)
Using routine data from a clinical cancer registry, we were not able to identify patient populations at risk of not getting optimal care and the implementation of guideline-conform care appeared to be very high in this setting. However, limitations were the ambiguity of optimal care indicators and availability of parameters predictive for patients' vulnerability.
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