Morbidity and mortality after hepatic and pancreatic resections: results from one surgeon at a low-volume urban hospital over thirty years
Schwartz G, Swan R, Ruangvoravat L, Attiyeh F. Morbidity and mortality after hepatic and pancreatic resections: results from one surgeon at a low-volume urban hospital over thirty years. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 201: 438-444. PMID: 21421096, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic resectionHepatic resectionSurgeon trainingLow-volume centersLow-volume institutionsAdequate surgeon trainingLow-volume hospitalsCentral pancreatectomyExtended lobectomyWedge resectionDistal pancreatectomyRetrospective reviewSurrogate markerResectionHospital volumeMorbidityUrban hospitalsEtiology of diseaseEtiologyMortalitySurgeonsLobectomyPancreatectomyNational databasePerioperative system