Methodology for scientific evaluation of palliative surgery

Laurence E McCahill

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2004.03.008

Methodology for scientific evaluation of palliative surgery

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2004 Jul;13(3):413-27, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2004.03.008.

Author

Laurence E McCahill¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Vermont UHC Campus, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05495, USA. laurence.mccahill@uvm.edu

PMID: 15236726
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2004.03.008

Abstract

Measuring the success of surgical palliation is not straightforward.To measure the benefits as well as limitations of surgical palliation,surgeons need outcome assessments other than the existing traditional measures of 30-day surgical morbidity and mortality and 5-year survival. This article delineates a scientific method of evaluating and measuring surgical palliation and shares techniques and pitfalls of assessment gained from prior experience.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Cause of Death
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Male
Neoplasms / mortality*
Neoplasms / pathology
Neoplasms / surgery*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
Palliative Care / methods*
Quality of Life*
Survival Analysis
Terminally Ill
United States