Regional guideline for diagnosis and treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the lip: what is the level of compliance?

• Published in: International journal for quality in health care Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 143 - 150
• Main Authors: Gooris, Peter J., Schaapveld, Michael, Vermey, Albert, Otter, René, Rispens, Anne, Roodenburg, Jan L. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.04.2001; OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: adherence; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; Clinical Competence; guideline; Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Humans; lip cancer; Lip Neoplasms - diagnosis; Lip Neoplasms - epidemiology; Lip Neoplasms - therapy; Netherlands - epidemiology; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Registries; squamous cell carcinoma; Surveys and Questionnaires; Netherlands

Objective. To investigate to what extent physicians comply with a regional guideline for the diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow‐up of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip. Design. Retrospective analysis of data from the medical records of 248 patients diagnosed with squamous...