Quality indicators in surgical oncology: systematic review of measures used to compare quality across hospitals.

Megan McLeodKari LeungC S PrameshPeter KinghamMiriam MutebiJulie TorodeAndre IlbawiJade ChakowaRichard SullivanAjay K Aggarwal

Published in: BJS open (2024)

Comparisons of quality in surgical oncology within and among hospitals and regions have been undertaken in high-income countries. Quality indicators tended to be process measures and reporting focused on identifying outlying hospitals. Few studies offered feedback to data suppliers.

Keyphrases

systematic review
healthcare
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
mental health
emergency department
big data
meta analyses