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Textbook Oncologic Outcome Summarizes the Perioperative Cancer Journey, but Should it be used to Judge Hospitals?

Authors: Rebecca C. Auer, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, Fady K. Balaa, MD, Med, FRCSC

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 13/2021

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In the current issue of Annals of Surgical Oncology, Aquina et al. evaluated textbook oncologic outcomes (TOOs) across several cancer sites using data from the US National Cancer Database (NCDB) for over 800,000 patients.¹ Using adjusted hospital TOO rates, the study established a direct association with overall survival by cancer site, thereby concluding that TOO is a valid metric that can be used to compare the overall quality of cancer care and drive improvement at the hospital level. …

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Title: Textbook Oncologic Outcome Summarizes the Perioperative Cancer Journey, but Should it be used to Judge Hospitals?
Authors: Rebecca C. Auer, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Fady K. Balaa, MD, Med, FRCSC
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 13/2021
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10714-7

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