Table 2 Process indicators in the period 2002 to 2010 in the clinical pathway “operable breast cancer”
Indicator | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients in pathway | 140 | 130 | 130 | 108 | 164 | 176 | 146 | 169 | 183 * |
Total days of hospital stay (d) | 991 | 913 | 980 | 651 | 936 | 872 | 730 | 848 | 745 |
Average hospital stay/patient (d) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.1* |
Breast conserving surgery (N, %) | 60(43) | 58(45) | 58(45) | 56(52) | 86(53) | 104(59) | 82(56) | 96(57) | 106(58)* |
Preoperative guide wire (N, %) | 20(14) | 26(20) | 27(21) | 23(21) | 36(22) | 28(16) | 28(20) | 35(21) | 50(27)* |
Sentinel node biopsy (N, %) | 0(0) | 7(5) | 29(22) | 48(44) | 74(45) | 82(46) | 58(39) | 64(38) | 90(49)* |
Preop staging tests (N, %) | 74(53) | 61(47) | 56(43) | 16(15) | 38(23) | 46(26) | 19(13) | 70(30) | 22(12)* |
All discharge criteria not Satisfactory (N, %) | NR | 16(12) | 19(15) | 16(15) | 18(11) | 14(8) | 7(5) | 30(18) | 16(9) |
Wound not satisfactory at Planned discharge (N, %) | NR | 4(3) | 12(9) | 10(9) | 3(2) | 3(2) | 0(0) | 5(3) | 6(3) |