Hospital volume influences the choice of operation for thyroid cancer

JC Lifante, A Duclos, S Couray-Targe… - Journal of British …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Many authors advocate total or near-total thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma.
This study examined the relationship between hospital volume of thyroidectomies and …

[HTML][HTML] The volume and outcome relationship for thyroidectomy in England

WK Gray, S Aspinall, N Tolley, J Day… - Langenbeck's Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The delivery of surgical care in England has seen a momentum towards
centralisation within larger volume hospitals and surgical teams. The aim of this study was to …

Volume-based trends in thyroid surgery

CG Gourin, RP Tufano, AA Forastiere… - … –head & neck …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To characterize contemporary patterns of thyroid surgical care and variables
associated with access to high-volume care. Design Cross-sectional analysis. Setting …

Is there a minimum number of thyroidectomies a surgeon should perform to optimize patient outcomes?

MA Adam, S Thomas, L Youngwirth, T Hyslop… - Annals of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the number of total thyroidectomies per surgeon per year
associated with the lowest risk of complications. Background: The surgeon volume–outcome …

A national analysis of trends, outcomes and volume–outcome relationships in thyroid surgery

SAR Nouraei, JS Virk, SE Middleton… - Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Thyroid conditions are common, and their incidence is increasing. Surgery is the
mainstay treatment for many thyroid conditions, and understanding its utilisation trends and …

Recent trends in thyroid surgery in Wales

DSY Chan, OE Okosieme - the surgeon, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction Our objective was to analyse trends in thyroid surgery in Wales over a recent 12-
year period. Methods Details of patients who underwent thyroid surgery across Wales from …

[HTML][HTML] Volume, outcomes, and quality standards in thyroid surgery: an evidence-based analysis—European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) positional …

K Lorenz, M Raffaeli, M Barczyński… - … Archives of Surgery, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Continuous efforts in surgical speciality aim to improve outcome. Therefore,
correlation of volume and outcome, developing subspecialization, and identification of …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in prevalence of thyroid cancer over three decades: a retrospective cohort study of 17,526 surgical patients

A Konturek, M Barczyński, M Stopa, W Nowak - World journal of surgery, 2016 - Springer
Introduction Thyroid cancer (TC) incidence has been increasing in recent years. The aim of
this study was to investigate our institution-based estimates of operative volumes for TC over …

Associations of volume and thyroidectomy outcomes: a nationwide study with systematic review and meta-analysis

TJ Liang, SI Liu, KT Mok, HY Shi - Otolaryngology--Head and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective This study explored how different hospital volumes and surgeon volumes affect
thyroidectomy outcomes in terms of length of stay (LOS), costs, and in-hospital mortality …

The impact of surgical volume on patient outcomes following thyroid surgery

E Kandil, SI Noureldine, A Abbas, RP Tufano - Surgery, 2013 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to evaluate the effects of indications for thyroidectomy on
patient outcomes and to examine the impact of surgical volume on these outcomes. Methods …