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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiliary Tract Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLength of StayMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSEER ProgramUnited StatesConceptsLength 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 mortalityAssessing the experience in complex hepatopancreatobiliary surgery among graduating chief residents: Is the operative experience enough?
Sachs TE, Ejaz A, Weiss M, Spolverato G, Ahuja N, Makary MA, Wolfgang CL, Hirose K, Pawlik TM. Assessing the experience in complex hepatopancreatobiliary surgery among graduating chief residents: Is the operative experience enough? Surgery 2014, 156: 385-393. PMID: 24953270, PMCID: PMC4316664, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccreditationBiliary Tract Surgical ProceduresDigestive System Surgical ProceduresGeneral SurgeryHumansInternship and ResidencyLiverPancreasRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsMedian numberBiliary tractHPB casesHepatopancreatobiliary surgeryCase volumeMean numberPancreas casesChief yearChief residentsAccreditation CouncilGeneral surgery residentsHPB operationsMajor resectionAnatomic resectionSimple cholecystectomyPancreatic operationsPostgraduate year 1TA casesComplex liverPancreasOperative experienceResident operative autonomyLiverSame time periodSurgery residents