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ABSTRACT Objectives: the surgical approach persists as the main treatment for esophageal cancer. This study compares the patients of the same institution over time at three different times. Methods: this is a retrospective, observational, descriptive study comparing the surgical outcomes obtained by the Division of Surgical Oncology of Erasto Gaertner Hospital. The sample was divided into Period 1 (1987-1997), Period 2 (1998-2003) and Period 3 (2007-2015). Survival rates and disease-free survival were estimated by the Kaplan-Maier method. Survival predictors were identified with Cox regression. ANOVA test was used for comparison between groups. Data were analyzed with SPSS 25.0 and STATA 16, and p

ABSTRACT Quality is a term used by various specialists, from different perspectives, having as a common point to identify focuses that promote their development in institutional management. Quality processes allow us to improve assistance, reducing complication and death rates and reducing costs. Currently, the positive experience of the patient is highly valued and should be sought by all institutions. The benefits of quality procedures are extensive. There is evidence of lower complication and mortality rates, cost reduction, uniformity of care, improved communication and opportunity for health education. There is a need for financial investment by the institutions, but they can be converted in the future. The idea that these are just bureaucratic steps must be fought because individualistic attitudes are no longer part of safe medicine. The success of a quality process requires interdisciplinarity, integration with quality offices for effective communication. The implementation of feasible attitudes should be sought, with a high adherence rate to seek patient satisfaction and safety. We will address historical aspects, the requirements for the implementation of a quality program, the concepts of indicators and the aspects that influence the quality in surgery, in addition to presenting benefits that such a program can offer to the surgeon and the institution.

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a viabilidade de abreviação do jejum em cirurgias colorretais oncológicas, bem como, o impacto no desfecho cirúrgico dos pacientes. Métodos: estudo prospectivo comparativo randomizado com pacientes submetidos à cirurgias eletivas colorretais, por câncer, no período de maio a setembro de 2017. Os pacientes foram randomizados eletronicamente em dois grupos de acordo com o jejum pré-operatório a ser adotado: convencional ou abreviado. Resultados: dos 33 pacientes incluídos, 15 seguiram o protocolo de jejum abreviado e 18 de jejum convencional. Ambos os grupos apresentaram perfis comparáveis. Nenhum paciente foi submetido a preparo mecânico do cólon. Em 69,7% dos casos, a cirurgia envolveu dissecção baixa do reto. Os procedimentos foram equivalentes em relação às variáveis intraoperatórias e complicações graves. O tempo para atingir realimentação plena foi menor para o jejum abreviado (10 versus 16 dias, p=0,001), assim como, o tempo de internação hospitalar (2 versus 4 dias, p=0,009). Os custos hospitalares foram menores no jejum abreviado (331 versus 682 reais, p