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 mortalityRace-based differences in length of stay among patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy
Schneider EB, Calkins KL, Weiss MJ, Herman JM, Wolfgang CL, Makary MA, Ahuja N, Haider AH, Pawlik TM. Race-based differences in length of stay among patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy. Surgery 2014, 156: 528-537. PMID: 24973128, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeneral SurgeryHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPancreaticoduodenectomyPostoperative ComplicationsRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsHigh-volume surgeonsHispanic patientsRace-based differencesWhite patientsMedian annual surgeon volumeAnnual hospital volumeAnnual surgeon volumeOverall median LOSNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayHospital mortalityHospital lengthMedian LOSHospital volumeOperative morbidityProvider volumeSurgeon volumeMedian lengthPD patientsInpatient SamplePatient racePancreatoduodenectomyEligible individualsHospital 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