Publications by authors named "Paula Manchon Walsh"
Background: Multidisciplinary team meetings (MTMs) are considered a pillar of cancer care; however, evidence of the independent benefit of MTMs on survival in rectal cancer is controversial.
Methods: This population-based cohort analysis included patients undergoing surgery for primary rectal cancer with curative intent. We drew data derived from three clinical audits conducted in Catalonia from 2011 to 2020.
Background: The Catalan Cancer Plan (CCP) undertakes periodic audits of cancer treatment outcomes, including organ/space surgical site infections (O/S-SSI) rates, while the Catalan Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance Programme (VINCat) carries out standardized prospective surveillance of surgical site infections (SSI) in colorectal surgery. This cohort study aimed to assess the concordance between these two monitoring systems for O/S-SSI following primary rectal cancer surgery.
Methods: The study compared O/S-SSI incidence data from CCP clinical audits versus the VINCat Programme in patients undergoing surgery for primary rectal cancer, in 2011-12 and 2015-16, in publicly funded centres in Spain.
Management, Survival, and Costs of Pancreatic Cancer: Population-Based Observational Study in Catalonia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2023
Aim: Few published studies comprehensively describe the characteristics of patients with pancreatic cancer and their treatment in clinical practice. This study aimed to describe the current clinical practice for treating pancreatic cancer in Catalonia, along with the associated survival and treatment costs.
Methods: A retrospective observational cohort study in patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer from 2014 to 2018, using data from the healthcare records of the Public Health System of Catalonia, was conducted.
The centralization of complex surgical procedures for cancer in Catalonia may have led to geographical and socioeconomic inequities. In this population-based cohort study, we assessed the impacts of these two factors on 5-year survival and quality of care in patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer (2011-12) and pancreatic cancer (2012-15) in public centers, adjusting for age, comorbidity, and tumor stage. We used data on the geographical distance between the patients' homes and their reference centers, clinical patient and treatment data, income category, and data from the patients' district hospitals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the impact of prehospital factors (diagnostic pathways, first presentation to healthcare services, intervals, participation in primary care) on 1-year and 5-year survival in people with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).
Design: Retrospective quasi-population-based cohort study.
Setting: Catalan Integrated Public Healthcare System.
Background: Centralisation of cancer surgery is a commonly applied healthcare strategy worldwide. This study aimed to detail the design of centralisation policies, to shed light on the implications of such policies in real practice and to describe the different perspectives taken to deal with difficulties that emerged, taking pancreatic cancer as an example of a complex cancer disease requiring surgery.
Methodology: A scoping review was conducted using the MEDLINE database.
Background: The clinical value of transanal total mesorectal excision is debated.
Objective: This study aimed to compare short- and medium-term effects of transanal versus anterior total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.
Design: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
Objective: To assess adherence to endocrine therapy and its relation to recurrence and mortality in women with early breast cancer.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study in population-based cancer registries in two Catalonian provinces of Spain. We included all cases of invasive stage I-III breast cancer diagnosed from 2007 to 2011 and with follow-up to 2017.
Background: The aim of centralizing rectal cancer surgery in Catalonia (Spain) was to improve the quality of patient care. We evaluated the impact of this policy by assessing patterns of care, comparing the clinical audits carried out and analysing the implications of the healthcare reform from an organizational perspective.
Methods: A mixed methods approach based on a convergent parallel design was used.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the adherence to pre-operative radiation and chemotherapy (RT/ChT) guidelines for stage-II and -III rectal cancer patients in Catalonia, and its effect on local recurrence rates.
- Data was collected from a multicenter retrospective cohort study involving 1,229 patients who had surgery for primary rectal cancer between 2005 and 2007, revealing that 54.5% received pre-operative RT/ChT, with a local recurrence rate of 4.1% over two years.
- The findings indicate that patients who did not receive RT had a significantly higher risk of local recurrence compared to those who did, reinforcing the importance of pre-operative RT/ChT in reducing recurrence rates in rectal cancer
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- - The study aims to evaluate how a partner's smoking status affects the success rates of a smoking cessation program, involving 1,516 smokers treated at a hospital from 1995 to 2001.
- - Results show that smokers with non-smoking partners had a higher abstinence rate at 12 months (46.5%) compared to those with smoking partners (28.3%), indicating that having a smoking partner increases the likelihood of relapse.
- - The findings suggest that addressing both the smoker and their partner's smoking behaviors could improve cessation outcomes, particularly since the impact of a smoking partner on relapse appears to be more significant for women.