Experience Curve With the Cone Procedure for Ebstein's Anomaly: Effect on Cost and Resource Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The volume-outcome relationship is well-known in health care. The Experience Curve, initially developed by the Boston Consulting Group for manufacturing, offers insight on this relationship and has never before been applied to health care.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of experience on cost and resource utilization for the Cone procedure.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of patients who underwent Cone reconstruction for Ebstein's anomaly at Boston Children's Hospital between October 2010 and October 2021. Cardiopulmonary bypass time and aortic cross clamp time over time were evaluated using exponential regression to assess the surgeon-level learning curve. At the hospital level, length of stay and cost over time

SUBMITTER: Chiu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299563 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature