What Constitutes a “High-Volume” Hospital for Pancreatic Resection?
Meguid RA, Ahuja N, Chang DC. What Constitutes a “High-Volume” Hospital for Pancreatic Resection? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 206: 622.e1-622.e9. PMID: 18387466, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic resectionResection volumeCenters of excellenceNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionImproved postoperative outcomesHospital mortalityPostoperative mortalityPerioperative deathsPostoperative outcomesInpatient SampleRetrospective analysisResectionVolume thresholdImperfect surrogateLogistic regressionPatients