Hospital Volume and Patient Outcomes in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery: Is Assessing Differences in Mortality Enough?
Schneider EB, Ejaz A, Spolverato G, Hirose K, Makary MA, Wolfgang CL, Ahuja N, Weiss M, Pawlik TM. Hospital Volume and Patient Outcomes in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery: Is Assessing Differences in Mortality Enough? Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2014, 18: 2105-2115. PMID: 25297443, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2619-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHV hospitalsHV centersHospital volumeMajor complicationsLV centersBiliary surgeryHPB surgeryHospital patientsShorter median LOSMedian LOSComplex HPB surgeryHospital volume strataIncidence of complicationsPost-operative complicationsOverall mean ageHepato-PancreaticoLV hospitalsMedical comorbiditiesImpact of regionalizationMean ageBiliary proceduresHemorrhagic anemiaPatient outcomesIndex mortalityHospital Volume and Patient Outcomes in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: is Assessing Differences in Mortality Enough?
Schneider E, Ejaz A, Spolverato G, Haider A, Makary M, Wolfgang C, Ahuja N, Weiss M, Pawlik T. Hospital Volume and Patient Outcomes in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: is Assessing Differences in Mortality Enough? Journal Of Surgical Research 2014, 186: 520. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.355.Peer-Reviewed Original Research