Length of Stay and Cost in Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery: Does Surgeon Volume Matter?
Gupta A, Chowdhury R, Haring R, Leinbach L, Petrone J, Spitzer M, Schneider E. Length of Stay and Cost in Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery: Does Surgeon Volume Matter? Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2017, 75: 1948-1957. PMID: 28576668, DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.04.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume surgeonsAnnual surgeon volumeSurgeon volumeHospital costsHospital-level factorsNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionLow-volume surgeonsLength of stayOrthognathic surgical proceduresType of procedureSurgeon volume matterOpen osteoplastyHospital lengthIndex hospitalizationPatients 8Extended LOSMean ageVital statusPotential confoundersInpatient SamplePatient LOSSurgical proceduresLower oddsSurgeon group