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Survival Outcomes for Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma at Academic Versus Community Hospitals by Vanessa M. Welten; Adam C. Fields; Robert A. Malizia; James Yoo; Jennifer L. Irani; Joel E. Goldberg; Ronald Bleday; Nelya Melnitchouk is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease with poor outcomes. cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is the cornerstone of therapy. we aim to compare outcomes of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma treated at academic versus community hospitals. ## Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study using the national cancer database to identify patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma from 2004 to 2016. patients were divided according to treating facility type: academic or community. outcomes were assessed using log-rank tests, cox proportional-hazard modeling, and kaplan-meier survival statistics. ## Results: In total, 2682 patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma were identified. a total of 1272 (47.4%) were treated at an academic facility and 1410 (52.6%) were treated at a community facility. five hundred forty-six (42.9%) of patients at academic facilities underwent debulking or radical surgery compared to 286 (20.2%) at community facilities. three hundred sixty-six (28.8%) of patients at academic facilities received chemotherapy on the same day as surgery compared to 147 (10.4%) of patients at community facilities.
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- Author
- Vanessa M. Welten; Adam C. Fields; Robert A. Malizia; James Yoo; Jennifer L. Irani; Joel E. Goldberg; Ronald Bleday; Nelya Melnitchouk
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)