Quality indicators related to recording pertinent information (surgical reports, pathology reports, recording of post-operative complications)
| QI 6 - Minimum required elements in surgical reports | |
| Type | Process indicator |
| Description | The required surgical report, based on the ESGO-ESTRO-ESP guidelines,5–7 includes at least the elements mentioned above |
| Specifications |
Numerator: number of patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery who have a complete surgical report that contains all required elements as defined above Denominator: all patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery |
| Target | 100% |
| QI 7 - Minimum required elements in pathology and pathology reports | |
| Type | Process indicator |
| Description | The minimum required elements in pathology and pathology reports, based on the ESGO-ESTRO-ESP guidelines,5–7 include at least the elements mentioned above (Box 1) |
| Specifications |
Numerator: number of patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery for whom all minimum required elements as defined above are reported Denominator: all patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery |
| Target | ≥90%* |
| QI 8 - Structured prospective reporting of the follow-up and 30-day post-operative morbidity | |
| Type | Outcome indicator |
| Description | Structured prospective reporting of the follow-up and 30-day post-operative morbidity using a validated surgical complications scoring system |
| Specifications |
Numerator: number of patients with cervical cancer who have undergone a surgery and for whom a structured prospective reporting of the follow-up and 30-day post-operative morbidity is available Denominator: all patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery |
| Targets | Optimal target:≥90%. Minimum required target: selected cases are discussed at morbidity and mortality conferences |
*The tolerance with this target reflects situations where it is not possible to report all components owing to poor quality of the specimen.