The impact of hospital volume and surgeon volume on perioperative outcomes of oncologic liver surgery

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.08.183
• Publication Date: 2015-10-20T16:11:24Z
• Authors: Stefan Buettner; Gaya Spolverato; Neda Amini; Yuhree Kim; Arman Kilic; Timothy M. Pawlik
• Keywords: Oncologic surgery

METHODS: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, patients who underwent liver surgery between 2000-2011 were identified. Hospitals and surgeons were separately stratified into low, medium or high volume categories according to overall annual liver surgery caseload (hospitals: 43 cases/year; surgeons: 40 cases/year). Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors leading to complications and death.