Case Fatality Within 30 Days After Surgery for Colon or Rectal Cancer

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Health System Performance Assessment
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Mortality

Defining Attributes

Definition

Case fatality within 30 and 90 days after primary tumour-directed surgery for colorectal cancer.

Numerator

Number of patients with primary diagnosis of (A) colon cancer (B) rectal cancer in a specified year that died within 30-/90- days after radical colorectal surgery.

Denominator

Number of patients with primary diagnosis of (A) colon cancer (B) rectal cancer in the specified year, and a radical colorectal surgery performed. (in case of multiple colorectal cancer diagnoses in one patient, only the first diagnosis is kept)

Exclusions

• Patients without official residence in Belgium at date of diagnosis • Patients with no social security number (INSZ – NISS) known • Patients with no IMA data available in incidence year

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

By cancer type (colon, rectal), region (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels) and days post-surgery (30, 90).

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Belgian Cancer Registry, Kruispuntbank - Banque Carrefour

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Performance of the Belgian Health System annual report

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025