Regionalization of Hepatic Resections Is Associated with Increasing Disparities among Some Patient Populations in Use of High-Volume Providers

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Scarborough, John E. [1 ]
Pietrobon, Ricardo [2 ,3 ]
Clary, Bryan M. [1 ]
Marroquin, Carlos E. [1 ]
Bennett, Kyla M. [1 ]
Kuo, Paul C. [1 ]
Pappas, Theodore N. [1 ]
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[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Gen Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[2] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Orthopaed Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[3] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Ctr Excellence Surg Outcomes, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.07.011
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R61 [外科手术学];
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BACKGROUND: The goal of our study was to determine the temporal trends in provider volume for liver resection procedures. STUDY DESIGN: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database for 1988 through 2003 was used to determine temporal trends in hospital and surgeon volume of liver resection procedures. We also examined whether these trends in provider volume were associated with any changes in postoperative outcomes or in patients' access to high-volume providers. RESULTS: Regionalization of liver resection procedures to high-volume surgeons and hospitals has been occurring since 1988 and, in the most recent time period assessed, 25.8% of patients underwent hepatic resection by high-volume surgeons (>= 17 procedures per year) and 29.9% of patients underwent resection in high-volume hospitals (>= 45 procedures per year). Unadjusted mortality data suggest that these trends might be associated with a strengthening of the inverse relationship between hospital volume of hepatic resection and postoperative mortality and with an increasing disparity for some patient populations in use of high-volume hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: Regionalization of liver resections is occurring at both the level of the individual surgeon and the hospitals where these procedures are performed. These trends in provider volume might be associated with increasing discrepancies in outcomes and patient demographics among different volume categories of hospitals. (J Am Coll Surg 2008;207:831-838. (C) 2008 by the American College of Surgeons)
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