A benchmarking project on the quality of previous guidelines about the management of malignant pleural effusion from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Pleural Diseases Working Group

Bertolaccini L., Bedetti B., Brunelli A., Marinova K., Raveglia F., Rocco G., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, vol.52, no.2, pp.356-362, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx089
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.356-362
  • Keywords: Lung cancer, Benchmarking Quality, Malignant pleural effusion, AGREE II, LUNG-CANCER
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) survey about management of malignant pleural effusions (MPE), 56% of respondents are not informed of any relevant clinical guidelines and 52%, who are aware of the existence of guidelines, declared that they are in need of updating or revision. The ESTS Pleural Diseases Working Group developed a benchmarking project on quality of previous guidelines on the management of MPE.