Analysis of textbook outcomes for ampullary carcinoma patients following pancreaticoduodenectomy

BACKGROUND Textbook outcomes(TOs)have been used to assess the quality of surgical treatment for many digestive tumours but not ampullary carcinoma(AC).AIM To discuss the factors associated with achieving a TO and further explore the prognostic value of a TO for AC patients undergoing curative pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD).METHODS Patients who underwent PD at the China National Cancer Center between 1998 and 2020 were identified.A TO was defined by R0 resection,examination of≥12 Lymph nodes,no prolonged hospitalization,no intensive care unit treatment,no postoperative complications,and no 30-day readmission or mortality.Cox regression analysis was used to identify the prognostic value of a TO for overall survival(OS)and recurrence-free survival(RFS).Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of a TO.The rate of a TO and of each indicator were compared in patients who underwent surgery before and after 2010.RESULTS Ultimately,only 24.3%of 272 AC patients achieved a TO.A TO was independently associated with improved OS[hazard ratio(HR):0.443,95%confidence interval(95%CI):0.276-0.711,P=0.001]and RFS(HR:0.379,95%CI:0.228-0.629,P<0.001)in the Cox regression analysis.Factors independently associated with a TO included a year of surgery between 2010 and 2020(OR:4.549,95%CI:2.064-10.028,P<0.001)and N1 stage disease(OR:2.251,95%CI:1.023-4.954,P=0.044).In addition,the TO rate was significantly higher in patients who underwent surgery after 2010(P<0.001)than in those who underwent surgery before 2010.CONCLUSION Only approximately a quarter(24.3%)of AC patients achieved a TO following PD.A TO was independently related to favourable oncological outcomes in AC and should be considered as an outcome measure for the quality of surgery.Further multicentre research is warranted to better elucidate its impact.

Textbook Outcome as a measure of surgical quality assessment and prognosis in gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma:A large multicenter sample analysis

Objective:Quality assurance is crucial for oncological surgical treatment assessment.For rare diseases,singlequality indicators are not enough.We aim to develop a comprehensive and reproducible measurement,called the"Textbook Outcome"(TO),to assess the quality of surgical treatment and prognosis of gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma(G-NEC)patients.Methods:Data from patients with primary diagnosed G-NEC included in 24 high-volume Chinese hospitals from October 2005 to September 2018 were analyzed.TO included receiving a curative resection,≥15 lymph nodes examined,no severe postoperative complications,hospital stay≤21 d,and no hospital readmission≤30 d after discharge.Hospital variation in TO was analyzed using a case mix-adjusted funnel plot.Prognostic factors of survival and risk factors for non-Textbook Outcome(non-TO)were analyzed using Cox and logistic models,respectively.Results:TO was achieved in 56.6%of 860 G-NEC patients.TO patients had better overall survival(OS),disease-free survival(DFS),and recurrence-free survival(RFS)than non-TO patients(P<0.05).Moreover,TO patients accounted for 60.3%of patients without recurrence.Multivariate Cox analysis revealed non-TO as an independent risk factor for OS,DFS,and RFS of G-NEC patients(P<0.05).Increasing TO rates were associated with improved OS for G-NEC patients,but not hospital volume.Multivariate logistic regression revealed that nonlower tumors,open surgery,and>200 mL blood loss were independent risk factors for non-TO patients(P<0.05).Conclusions:TO is strongly associated with multicenter surgical quality and prognosis for G-NEC patients.Factors predicting non-TO are identified,which may help guide strategies to optimize G-NEC outcomes.

Textbook outcome in gallbladder carcinoma after curative-intent resection:a 10-year retrospective single-center study

Background:Textbook outcome(TO)can guide decision-making among patients and clinicians during preoperative patient selection and postoperative quality improvement.We explored the factors associated with achieving a TO for gallbladder carcinoma(GBC)after curative-intent resection and analyzed the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy(ACT)on TO and non-TO patients.Methods:A total of 540 patients who underwent curative-intent resection for GBC at the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from January 2011 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.Multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the factors associated with TO.Results:Among 540 patients with GBC who underwent curative-intent resection,223 patients(41.3%)achieved a TO.The incidence of TO ranged from 19.0%to 51.0%across the study period,with a slightly increasing trend over the study period.The multivariate analysis showed that non-TO was an independent risk factor for prognosis among GBC patients after resection(P=0.003).Age≤60 years(P=0.016),total bilirubin(TBIL)level≤34.1 mmol/L(P<0.001),well-differentiated tumor(P=0.008),no liver involvement(P<0.001),and T1-2 stage disease(P=0.006)were independently associated with achieving a TO for GBC after resection.Before and after propensity score matching(PSM),the overall survival outcomes of non-TO GBC patients who received ACT and those who did not were statistically significant;ACT improved the prognosis of patients in the non-TO group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Achieving a TO is associated with a better long-term prognosis among GBC patients after curative-intent resection,and ACT can improve the prognosis of those with non-TO.

Anatomical hepatectomy for achieving textbook outcome for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma treated with curative-intent resection: A multicenter study

Background and aim:The textbook outcome(TO)is a comprehensive measure that is superior to individual measures for analysis of surgical quality of care.Anatomical hepatectomy(AH)is beneficial in terms of short-term outcomes in patients undergoing resection.This study was performed to investigate the association between AH and achieving the TO for patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma(pCCA)treated with curative-intent resection.Methods:This study involved patients who underwent curative-intent resection for newly diagnosed pCCA from January 2013 to January 2018 at three hospitals in China.All patients were divided into two groups according to the type of hepatectomy:the AH group and non-AH group.The incidence and distribution of achieving the TO were compared between the two groups.Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify independently predictive factors associated with achieving the TO in patients with pCCA.Results:In total,333 patients were enrolled[AH group,225(67.6%);non-AH group,108(32.4%)].The incidence of achieving the TO in all patients was 24.3%,and the incidence was significantly higher in the AH than non-AH group(30.7%vs.11.1%,respectively).Multivariable analysis revealed that AH,total bilirubin concentration of<34μmol/L,maximum tumor size of<3 cm,no macrovascular invasion,and no lymph node metastasis were independently associated with a higher incidence of achieving the TO.Conclusions:The TO was achieved in approximately one-fourth of patients with pCCA who underwent curative-intent resection.The use of AH was more conducive to achieving the TO in patients with pCCA.