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Trends and disparities in regionalization of pancreatic resection.

Authors :
Riall, Taylor S.
Eschbach, Karl A.
Townsend Jr., Courtney M.
Nealon, William H.
Freeman, Jean L.
Goodwin, James S.
Townsend, Courtney M Jr
Source :
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery; Oct2007, Vol. 11 Issue 10, p1242-1251, 10p, 4 Charts, 4 Graphs, 1 Map
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

<bold>Background: </bold>The current recommendation is that pancreatic resections be performed at hospitals doing >10 pancreatic resections annually.<bold>Objective: </bold>To evaluate the extent of regionalization of pancreatic resection and the factors predicting resection at high-volume centers (>10 cases/year) in Texas.<bold>Methods: </bold>Using the Texas Hospital Inpatient Discharge Public Use Data File, we evaluated trends in the percentage of patients undergoing pancreatic resection at high-volume centers (>10 cases/year) from 1999 to 2004 and determined the factors that independently predicted resection at high-volume centers.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 3,189 pancreatic resections were performed in the state of Texas. The unadjusted in-hospital mortality was higher at low-volume centers (7.4%) compared to high-volume centers (3.0%). Patients resected at high-volume centers increased from 54.5% in 1999 to 63.3% in 2004 (P = 0.0004). This was the result of a decrease in resections performed at centers doing less than five resections/year (35.5% to 26.0%). In a multivariate analysis, patients who were >75 (OR = 0.51), female (OR = 0.86), Hispanic (OR = 0.58), having emergent surgery (OR = 0.39), diagnosed with periampullary cancer (OR = 0.68), and living >75 mi from a high-volume center (OR = 0.93 per 10-mi increase in distance, P < 0.05 for all OR) were less likely to be resected at high-volume centers. The odds of being resected at a high-volume center increased 6% per year.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Whereas regionalization of pancreatic resection at high-volume centers in the state of Texas has improved slightly over time, 37% of patients continue to undergo pancreatic resection at low-volume centers, with more than 25% occurring at centers doing less than five per year. There are obvious demographic disparities in the regionalization of care, but additional unmeasured barriers need to be identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1091255X
Volume :
11
Issue :
10
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27998218
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0245-5