Surrogate indicators of quality are associated with survival following surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma.
David RoifeJuan A Santamaria-BarriaLillian S KaoTien C KoCurtis J WrayPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)
Hospital-level surrogate markers of surgical quality appear to be significantly associated with HCC survival following resection. Patients treated in higher 30-day mortality centers, experienced worse outcomes. Individual hospitals should critically review disease-specific outcomes following resection to identify areas for improvement.