Impact of Hospital Volume on the Outcomes of Renal Trauma Management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some health care systems have set up referral trauma centers to centralize expertise to improve trauma management. There is scant and controversial evidence regarding the impact of provider's volume on the outcomes of trauma management.

Objective

To evaluate the impact of hospital volume on the outcomes of renal trauma management in a European health care system.

Design setting and participants

A retrospective multicenter study, including all patients admitted for renal trauma in 17 French hospitals between 2005 and 2015, was conducted.

Intervention

Nephrectomy, angioembolization, or nonoperative management.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

Four quartiles according to the caseload per year: low volume (eight or fewer per year), mo

SUBMITTER: Baloche P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883196 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature