Oncologic Quality Indicators in Thoracic Surgery

Thorac Surg Clin. 2017 Aug;27(3):227-244. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.04.001.

Abstract

This article outlines a structure for assessing thoracic surgical quality and provides an overview of evidence-based quality metrics for surgical care in both lung cancer and esophageal cancer, with a focus on process and outcome measures in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative setting.

Keywords: Esophageal cancer; Lung cancer; Lymphadenectomy; Multidisciplinary treatment; Quality; R0 resection; Staging.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / surgery
  • Chemoradiotherapy
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care*
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures*