Why the study?
Does care from high-volume anesthesiologists reduce short-term adverse postoperative outcomes in adults who underwent complex gastrointestinal cancer surgery?
Does care from high-volume anesthesiologists reduce short-term adverse postoperative outcomes in adults who underwent complex gastrointestinal cancer surgery?
Receiving care from high-volume anesthesiologists is associated with a lower risk of short-term adverse postoperative outcomes in complex gastrointestinal cancer surgery.
Associated with lower postoperative risk in complex GI cancer surgery; hypothesis-generating for volume thresholds pending prospective trials.
This study found that, among adults who underwent complex gastrointestinal cancer surgery, those who received care from high-volume anesthesiologists had a lower risk of adverse postoperative outcomes compared with those who received care from low-volume anesthesiologists. These findings support organizing perioperative care to increase anesthesiologist volume to optimize patient outcomes.
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