Clinical Outcomes Following Regionalization of Gastric Cancer Care in a US Integrated Health Care System.

Swee H Teh Stephen P UongTeresa Y LinSharon ShiragaYan LiI-Yeh GongLisa J HerrintonRobert A Li

Published in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2021)

Regionalization of gastric cancer care within an integrated system allowed comprehensive multidisciplinary care, conversion to laparoscopic gastrectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy, increased overall survival among surgery patients, and no increase in surgical complications.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
robot assisted
healthcare
minimally invasive
newly diagnosed
quality improvement
prognostic factors
lymph node
palliative care
early stage
squamous cell carcinoma
lymph node metastasis
patient reported outcomes
percutaneous coronary intervention
surgical site infection
affordable care act