Background: A Web-based synoptic operative reporting system (WebSMR) incorporates implicit guidelines and real-time feedback of a surgeon's practice compared with provincial data. This study compares rates of total mastectomy (TM) between the overall provincial and WebSMR patients and examines decision-making factors in WebSMR patients.
Methods: Patients treated for invasive breast cancer (2007 to 2011) were identified from WebSMR and the Alberta Cancer Registry. Reports include surgery type and reasons for TM.
Results: Among 5,787 patients in WebSMR (2007 to 2011), TM rate decreased from 48% to 42% (P < .001). In 2011, the provincial cancer registry recorded a 56% TM rate compared to 42% in WebSMR patients. Patient preference accounted for 36% in the latter group.
Conclusions: In WebSMR patients, TM rates were lower than the overall provincial rate and decreased significantly during the study period. Reasons are unclear, but guidelines and real-time feedback likely plays a role.
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