Fragmentation of care is often associated with disadvantaged populations and poorer healthcare outcomes. Paradoxically, a recent study found better survival in pancreatic cancer patients who sought treatment at multiple institutions.
“The care of pancreatic cancer patients involves coordination of specialized multidisciplinary providers and involves multimodal therapy, including surgical resection and chemotherapy,” said Victoria Bouillon, MD, a general surgery resident at the University of South Alabama Medical Center, in Mobile, at the 2022 Southeastern Surgical Congress.