Background Many studies have shown lower mortality and higher survival rates after
pancreatic surgery with high-volume providers, suggesting that centralization of pancreatic …

Purpose: Pancreatic cancer remains a major health concern; in the next 2 years, it will
become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Health disparities …

Objective To determine the importance of hospital volume, surgeon experience, and
surgeon volume in performing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Design, Setting, and …

Introduction Although mortality rates from pancreatectomy have decreased worldwide, death
remains an infrequent but profound event at an individual practice level. Root-cause …

Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a lethal disease. For
patients with localized PDAC, surgery is the best option, but with a median survival of less …

Objective: Currently, surgical skills assessment relies almost exclusively on subjective
measures, which are susceptible to multiple biases. We investigate the use of eye metrics as …

Importance Socioeconomic variables including sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, and
insurance status are associated with survival in pancreatic cancer. It remains unknown …

Objective: Measure the caseload of pancreatectomies that influences their short-term
outcome, at a national level, and assess the applicability of a centralization policy …

Background Despite the close relationship between hospital volume and mortality after
pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), the role of surgeon volume still remains an open issue …

BACKGROUND: Despite considerable data focused on the morbidity of
pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), the financial impact of complications has been infrequently …