Assessment of hospital ‐level adjusted breast cancer sentinel lymph node positivity rates

ConclusionsThere is a wide variation in hospital SLNB positivity rates. Hospitals with lower ‐ or higher‐than‐expected SLNB positivity rates were associated with survival differences. Hospital SLNB positivity rates may be a novel ‘process measure’ to report to hospitals for internal quality assessment.

Source: Journal of Surgical Oncology - November 27, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Elizabeth R. Berger, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Christine V. Kinnier, Christina A. Minami, Kevin P. Bethke, Nora M. Hansen, Ryan P. Merkow, David P. Winchester, Anthony D. Yang Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research