Effect of hospital volume on outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A shift in the healthcare system towards the centralization of common yet costly surgeries, such as total hip arthroplasty (THA), to high-volume centers of excellence, is an attempt to control the economic burden while simultaneously enhancing patient outcomes. The "volume-outcome" relationship suggests that hospitals performing more treatment of a given type exhibit better outcomes than hospitals performing fewer. This theory has surfaced as an important factor in determining patient outcomes following THA. We performed a systematic review with meta-analyses to review the available evidence on the impact of hospital volume on outcomes of THA.

Materials and methods

We conducted a review of PubMed (MEDLINE), OVID MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Cochrane library of stu

SUBMITTER: Mufarrih SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6935169 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature