Table 1 Potential surgical quality measures to be evaluated using BRCASO data
SURGICAL OUTCOME MEASURE | |
|---|---|
PRIMARY TUMOR | Mastectomy rate |
Positive/close margin rate following initial partial mastectomy | |
Partial mastectomy re-excision rate | |
Use of needle biopsy for pre-operative diagnosis | |
Use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for T2/T3 tumors | |
AXILLARY MANAGEMENT | Number of sentinel nodes identified |
Intra-operative lymph node assessment | |
Nodes examined following axillary dissection | |
Completion axillary dissection rate following positive sentinel lymph node | |
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY | Initial breast cancer surgery within 30 days |