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 mortalityA Systematic Review of Solid-Pseudopapillary Neoplasms
Law JK, Ahmed A, Singh VK, Akshintala VS, Olson MT, Raman SP, Ali SZ, Fishman EK, Kamel I, Canto MI, Dal Molin M, Moran RA, Khashab MA, Ahuja N, Goggins M, Hruban RH, Wolfgang CL, Lennon AM. A Systematic Review of Solid-Pseudopapillary Neoplasms. Pancreas 2014, 43: 331-337. PMID: 24622060, PMCID: PMC4888067, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid pseudopapillary neoplasmSystematic reviewExcellent long-term prognosisDisease-free survivalMainstay of treatmentMean tumor sizeLong-term prognosisAbdominal painNonspecific symptomsPancreatic resectionMedian timeCommon symptomsNeoplasm casesTumor sizeMean agePatientsNumber of casesYoung womenRecurrenceNeoplasmsSymptomsMonthsTotalPainResection