Effect of centralization of pancreaticoduodenectomy on nationwide hospital mortality and length of stay

Despite the persistence of large differences in operative mortality rates between centres, the value of centralization of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) remains under debate. This cohort study analysed the effect of centralization of PD on nationwide hospital mortality and length of hospital stay in Belgium.Data on in-hospital mortality and duration of hospital stay after PD from 2000 to 2004 were obtained from the Belgian national registry...