Bladder cancer care in the Netherlands. Guidelines and practice: are they in harmony?

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Over the last decades, survival rates for bladder cancer have barely improved. Improving bladder cancer care can improve patient outcomes such as survival. In order to do so, we need more insight into bladder cancer care. By assessing variation in guideline adherence regarding specific aspects of bladder cancer care between hospitals in the Netherlands, identifying underlying factors, and/or assessing the effect of this variation on patient outcomes, we created a solid foundation for evidence-based recommendations to improve bladder cancer care. The research in this thesis revealed substantial variation in current bladder cancer care. In specific aspects of bladder cancer care, this variation appeared to affect patient outcomes such as survival. Recommendations were formulated to improve bladder cancer care, with the ultimate goal of providing the best care possible for patients with bladder cancer.
Radboud University, 19 december 2023
Promotores : Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Witjes, J.A. Co-promotores : Aben, K.K.H., Meijer, Richard P.
207 p.