Outpatient Cancer Treatment Data from a German University Hospital, 2018-2021

A retrospective analysis from 2018 to 2021 of clinical and billing data for 93 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma. The data compares care delivery between a hospital outpatient unit and an affiliated medical service center in Cologne, Germany, assessing adherence to guideline-based pathways. The dataset was published by figshare admin karger under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Compare guideline adherence in cancer care based on treatment setting mentioned in the description
• Analyze the influence of reimbursement schedules on service provision and operational efficiency
• Model differences in care delivery patterns, such as delegation to general practitioners or use of multiday chemotherapy

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 4-year period (2018-2021) for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes a defined cohort of 93 patients with two distinct cancer types.
• Analysis is tied to specific S3 clinical guidelines, providing a quality benchmark.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's 445.1 KB size suggests a very limited scope, likely containing summary or analysis results rather than raw patient records.

Provenance

Source

University Hospital of Cologne (UHC) and its affiliated medical service center (MVZ).

Collection Method

Retrospective analysis of clinical and billing data.

Time Range

2018-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 07:55:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cologne, Germany