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. 2016 Oct 25;8:445–449. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S99457

Table 2.

Quality indicators in DBCG, 2014

Indicator, proportion of Observed value (%) Reference value (%)
Surgical intervention for malignant disease 79 ≥67
Patients with axillary lymph node status determined with the SN technique 97 >95
Patients with ten or more nodes excised in axillary dissection 96 >95
Patients with complete reporting of data 92 >95
High-risk patients allocated to adjuvant treatment according to the guidelines 89 a
Patients completing the follow-up program according to the guidelines 82 >95
Patients with local recurrence within 5 years following lumpectomy 1.6 <7
Patients with reoperation due to surgical complications 3 b
Patients without late SN positivity 96c d
Patients receiving radiotherapy according to the guidelines 97 >95

Notes:

a

Because allocation depends upon patient preference and practice of information;

b

no international consensus;

c

preoperative frozen microscopy on SN is negative but later microscopy is positive;

d

no prior specification of standard.

Abbreviations: DBCG, Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group; SN, sentinel node.