Evaluation of quality parameters of rectal cancer surgery at the Coloproctology Unit of Hospital de Braga

• Autor(es): Pimenta de Castro, MA ; Martins, SF
• Data: 2011
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/314
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga
• Assunto(s): Neoplasias do Recto
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga

Descrição

INTRODUCTION: Rectal cancer (RC) represents 1/3 of all diagnosed colorectal cancers. After the creation of specialized units to treat RC, it became fundamental to establish criteria to assess the quality of the service. Objective: To evaluate the surgical treatment provided to RC patients at the Coloproctology Unit of Hospital de Braga (BH-CU) by means of quality parameters. METHODS: We conducted an observational cross-sectional descriptive study with a convenience sample of 149 patients undergoing surgical treatment in this unit, from January 1st, 2007 to June 30, 2010. RESULTS: We observed that the postoperative mortality rate (4%) and the global dehiscence rate (14.8%) were in accordance with recommended values. Sphincter sparing surgery rate (65.8%) was higher than the recommended minimum; however, more than 12 resected ganglia (36.6%) is inferior than what is recommended. The oncological results were analyzed by the local recurrence rate (6.7%) and the two-year survival rate (91.1%); both values are in accordance with literature. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the BH-CU surgical treatment has a quality level similar to that observed in literature.