title: Improving Access to Adjuvant Intravesical Therapy for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Community Hospital.
abstract: Relative to the high incidence of bladder cancer in Connecticut, an analysis of practice patterns in treatment of early stage bladder cancer was undertaken in a 275-bed community hospital, to determine if the practice patterns mirrored National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines. A nurse-led performance improvement project followed. Subsequently change in bladder cancer recurrence rates related to change in practice patterns was assessed.
authors.forename: Dorothy R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000368:Aged; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003237:Connecticut; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy*; D064647:Nephrology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D016685:Mitomycin