Assessing the hospital volume-outcome relationship in surgery: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Even if a positive volume-outcome correlation in surgery is mostly admitted in many surgical fields, the various ways to assess this relationship make it difficult for researchers and policymakers to use it. Our aim is therefore to provide an overview of the way hospital volume-outcome relationship was assessed. Through this overview, our goal is to identify potential gaps in the assessment of this relationship, to help researchers who want to pursue work in this field and, ultimately, to help policy makers interpret such analyses.

Methods and analysis

This review will be conducted using the six stages of the scoping review method: identifying the research question, searching for relevant studies, selecting studies, data extraction, collating, summarising and re

SUBMITTER: Levaillant M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature