Article: Audit of 30-day mortality following palliative radiotherapy: are we able to improve patient care at the end of life?
2024 Volume 28, Issue 6, Page(s) 720–727
Abstract: Background: Several measurements defining the expected 30-day mortality (30-DM) to use in audit of radiation oncology departments have been proposed. However, its external validity is limited because of the lack of data from non-English speaking ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Several measurements defining the expected 30-day mortality (30-DM) to use in audit of radiation oncology departments have been proposed. However, its external validity is limited because of the lack of data from non-English speaking countries. This study assessed 30-DM in patients treated with palliative radiotherapy (PRT) in a Chilean-reference radiotherapy centre and explored if there had been tailored treatment at the end of life. Materials and methods: Retrospective data collection was carried out for all patients treated at our institution between 1 Results: 3,357 patients were included. The most common primary malignancies were breast (22%) and lung (16.1%). The most common treatment sites were bone (47.7%) and brain (12.2%). Overall, 30-DM was 14.7%, this rate was higher in patients treated for brain metastases (25.7%) and thoracic palliation (22.1%). 30-DM was associated with poor performance status (p < 0.01), lung and esophageal-gastric cancer (p = 0.04 and p = 0.02, respectively), metastases other than bone (p < 0.01), brain metastases (p < 0.01) and private health insurance (p <0.01). Conclusions: In patients treated for brain metastasis and thoracic palliation 30-DM was higher than suggested benchmarks. Moreover, in these groups long courses of PRT were often performed. Audit data should be useful for planning interventions that improve selection of patients and prompting review of policies for indication and fractionation schedules of PRT. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-02-16 |
| Publishing country | Poland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2188087-6 |
| ISSN | 1507-1367 |
| ISSN | 1507-1367 |
| DOI | 10.5603/rpor.97734 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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