Surgery for cancer cluster
Data Set Specification Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Set Specification |
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METEOR identifier: | 418356 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 08/05/2014 |
DSS type: | Data Element Cluster |
Scope: | Cancer-directed surgery is surgery that destroys or modifies cancer tissue anywhere in the body and includes biopsies that remove the entire tumour and/or leave only microscopic margins. It may be palliative, (to control symptoms, alleviate pain, or make the patient more comfortable), or curative. The surgery treatment cluster consists of those data elements recommended for collection as best practice when cancer-directed surgery is performed as part of the initial course of treatment for cancer. The surgery treatment cluster collects information on the target sites of surgery, the procedure types and the date of each procedure. Information on target sites and procedures is required to evaluate patterns of care, the effectiveness of different treatment modalities and treatment by patient outcome. Collecting the procedure dates will enable an estimate of the time interval from diagnosis to treatment. The use of standard definitions and formats supports the consistent collection and management of data and enables the integration of data from different sources. It provides a common language facilitating the interpretation and analysis of results, data linkage for statistical purposes, longitudinal studies and patient patterns of care and outcome studies. These results may then inform professional guidelines and training, quality assurance and the planning and evaluation of cancer control activities, potentially improving outcomes for patients. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | All cancer-directed surgery performed during the initial course of treatment is recorded regardless of treatment intent or timing. The data element Healthcare provider—organisation identifier, N(16) may be recorded for each treatment. It is recommended that, wherever possible, the database be configured to allow entry of different healthcare provider identifiers for each therapeutic course of treatment. The initial course of treatment includes all treatments administered to the patient from diagnosis and before disease progression or recurrence. This information should be collected from the patient's medical record. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
Reference documents: | American College of Surgeons 2002. Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS), 2009 revision. Commission on Cancer |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Surgery for cancer cluster Health!, Superseded 14/05/2015 See also Cancer treatment—cancer treatment type, code N[N] Health!, Superseded 08/05/2014 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Cancer (clinical) DSS Health!, Superseded 08/05/2014 Conditional obligation: Conditional on the patient receiving cancer-directed surgery. |
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