Survival of rectal cancer patients in Belgium 1997-98 and the potential benefit of a national project.

Penninckx, F;Van Eycken, L;Michiels, G;Mertens, R;Tinton, N;et.al.
(2006) Acta Chirurgica Belgica — Vol. 106, n° 2, p. 149-157 (2006)

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  • Penninckx, F
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  • Van Eycken, L
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  • Michiels, G
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  • Mertens, R
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  • Bertrand, ClaudeUCLouvain
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  • Tinton, N
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Abstract
Significant improvement seems to be achievable. Implementation of the PROCARE guidelines with quality assurance through prospective registration in a specific database, however, is a crucial prerequisite for credible audit of performance and feedback to individual teams.
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Penninckx, F., Van Eycken, L., Michiels, G., Mertens, R., Bertrand, C., De Coninck, D., Haustermans, K., Jouret, A., Kartheuser, A., & Tinton, N. (2006). Survival of rectal cancer patients in Belgium 1997-98 and the potential benefit of a national project. Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 106(2), 149-157. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/54434 (Original work published 2006)