Why the study?
Does high hospital volume of other surgical procedures reduce 30-day mortality in patients undergoing major surgery?
Population
Patients having an oesophagectomy, colorectal resection for cancer, pancreaticoduodenectomy, major lung…
Comparison
Surgery in a hospital with a high volume of the… vs Surgery in a hospital with a low volume of the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Broader institutional factors may explain volume-outcome links more than procedure-specific experience; leaves open whether volume standards should be hospital- rather than operation-specific.
Does high hospital volume of other surgical procedures reduce 30-day mortality in patients undergoing major surgery?
The inverse association between high hospital volume and risk of operative death is not specific to the volume of the procedure being studied, suggesting broader institutional factors drive better outcomes.
David R. Urbach (2004) studied this question.
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