Best achievable results need territorial familiarity: Impact of living donor liver transplant experience on outcomes after pancreaticodoudenectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, benchmarks for pancreatic surgery have been proposed. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is thought to have a positive impact on PD outcomes. The objective of the current study was to determine if the proposed benchmark cutoffs are achievable in an LDLT program with low to medium volumes for PD.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent PD between 2011 and 2018 (N = 116). Their outcomes were assessed and compared with benchmark cutoffs for pancreatic surgery based on results from high volume centers (HVC) for PD. During the same period, 759 LDLTs were performed in our center. Outcomes were further compared based on whether PD was performed in low volume (≤76/year) (Group 1) or high volume (>76/year) (Group 2) transplant years.

SUBMITTER: Bhatti ABH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7272504 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature