The Association of Overall Annual Hospital Volume and Perioperative Outcomes following Free Flap Breast Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital volume has been correlated with improved outcomes in oncologic care and complex surgical procedures. The authors sought to determine the relationship between overall annual hospital volume and perioperative outcomes following free flap breast reconstruction.

Methods

Free flap breast reconstruction patients (n = 7991) were identified at 1907 centers using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample database. Logistic regression characterized the association of hospital volume (total discharges per year) with systemic, surgical, and microsurgical complications. Patients were categorized as being treated at low- versus high-volume hospitals based on identified threshold volumes, and the association with the incidence of complication

SUBMITTER: Shammas RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7876366 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature