Does surgeon or hospital volume influence outcome in dedicated colorectal units?-A Viennese perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A clear relationship between higher surgeon volume and improved outcomes has not been convincingly established in rectal cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individual surgeon's caseload and hospital volume on perioperative outcome.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 336 consecutive patients undergoing oncological resection for rectal cancer at two Viennese hospitals between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2020. The effect of baseline characteristics as well as surgeons' caseloads (low volume: 0-5 cases per year, high volume > 5 cases per year) on postoperative complication rates (Clavien-Dindo Classification groups of < 3 and ≥ 3) were evaluated.

Results

No differences in baseline characteristics were found between centers in

SUBMITTER: Schuld GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12006224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature