Diagnosis and treatment of lymphomas. Retrospective quality assessment of a 10-year material
Jordhøy, M.S.; Jaeger, S.; Hammerstrøm, J.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 115(26): 3243-3248
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 7482451 Document Number: 448646
We have performed a quality assessment of staging and treatment of 64 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated at the Department of Internal Medicine, Nordland Central Hospital from 1982 to 1991. The assessment was based on defined quality criteria. Journal records of patient history, physical examination and stage were unsatisfactory. Histological examinations, use of laboratory tests and X-ray examinations were appropriate. The choice of chemotherapy for high grade malignancy was adequate, average relative dose-intensity was low. Low utilization of radiotherapy could be explained in most cases by individual patient factors. 5-years disease-specific survival was 54% for all patients and 70% for those presenting with localized disease.