Mäkitie , A A , Keski-Säntti , H , Markkanen-Leppänen , M , Bäck , L , Koivunen , P , Ekberg , T , Sandström , K , Laurell , G , von Beckerath , M , Nilsson , J S , Wahlberg , P , Greiff , L , Spaak , L N , Kjaergaard , T , Godballe , C , Rikardsen , O , Channir , H I , Rubek , N & von Buchwald , C 2018 , ' Transoral Robotic Surgery in the Nordic Countries : Current Status and Perspectives ' , Frontiers in oncology , vol. 8 , 289 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00289
Title: | Transoral Robotic Surgery in the Nordic Countries : Current Status and Perspectives |
Author: | Mäkitie, Antti A.; Keski-Säntti, Harri; Markkanen-Leppänen, Mari; Bäck, Leif; Koivunen, Petri; Ekberg, Tomas; Sandström, Karl; Laurell, Göran; von Beckerath, Mathias; Nilsson, Johan S.; Wahlberg, Peter; Greiff, Lennart; Spaak, Lena Norberg; Kjaergaard, Thomas; Godballe, Christian; Rikardsen, Oddveig; Channir, Hani Ibrahim; Rubek, Niclas; von Buchwald, Christian |
Contributor organization: | Clinicum Korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutautien klinikka University of Helsinki Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology HUS Head and Neck Center |
Date: | 2018-07-27 |
Language: | eng |
Number of pages: | 4 |
Belongs to series: | Frontiers in oncology |
ISSN: | 2234-943X |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00289 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/238494 |
Abstract: | Background: The five Nordic countries with a population of 27 M people form a rather homogenous region in terms of health care. The management of head and neck cancer is centralized to the 21 university hospitals in these countries. Our aim was to gain an overview of the volume and role of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and to evaluate the need to centralize it in this area as the field is rapidly developing. Materials and Methods: A structured questionnaire was sent to all 10 Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the Nordic countries having an active programme for TORS in December 2017. Results: The total cumulative number of performed robotic surgeries at these 10 Nordic centers was 528 and varied between 5 and 240 per center. The median annual number of robotic surgeries was 38 (range, 5-60). The observed number of annually operated cases remained fairly low ( Conclusions: The present results showing a limited volume of performed surgeries call for considerations to further centralize TORS in the Nordic countries. |
Subject: |
head and neck
surgery management centralization cancer SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA UNKNOWN PRIMARY NECK HEAD FEASIBILITY MANAGEMENT CENTERS TRIAL BASE 3122 Cancers 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health |
Peer reviewed: | Yes |
Rights: | cc_by |
Usage restriction: | openAccess |
Self-archived version: | publishedVersion |
Total number of downloads: Loading...
Files | Size | Format | View |
---|---|---|---|
fonc_08_00289.pdf | 225.1Kb |
View/ |