Does high hospital and surgeon volume improve outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery?
High hospital and surgeon volumes are associated with better outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery, though the benefit has an apparent ceiling effect.
High volume by surgeon and high volume by hospital are associated with better outcomes for colorectal cancer surgery. However, this relationship is non-linear with no clear threshold of effect being identified and an apparent ceiling of effect.
Huo et al. (Thu,) studied this question.