Travel to a high volume hospital to undergo resection of gallbladder cancer: does it impact quality of care and long-term outcomes?

Eliza W. Beal; Rittal Mehta; Diamantis I. Tsilimigras; J. Madison Hyer; Anghela Z. Paredes; Katiuscha Merath; Mary Dillhoff; Jordan M. Cloyd; Aslam Ejaz; Timothy M. Pawlik

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2019.05.004

doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2019.05.004

Travel to a high volume hospital to undergo resection of gallbladder cancer: does it impact quality of care and long-term outcomes?

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HPB2.90

Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 41 - 49

Published: Jan 1, 2020

Abstract

BackgroundThe relationship of volume and travel distance to patient outcomes after resection of gallbladder cancer (GBC) remains poorly defined.MethodsThe 2004–2015 National Cancer Database was used to identify GBC resection patients and examine the impact of travel distance, hospital volume and both on overall survival (OS) and quality of care indicators.ResultsAmong 10,174 patients undergoing surgery for GBC, the majority of patients were...