The use of data from the real world to address clinical and policy-relevant questions that
cannot be answered using data from clinical trials is garnering increased interest. Indeed …

Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to reduce
hospital stay without compromising outcomes. Attempts to apply ERAS principles in the …

Objectives: To critically assess centralization policies for highly specialized surgeries in
Europe and North America and propose recommendations. Background/Methods: Most …

Importance Intraoperative anesthesiology care is crucial to high-quality surgical care. The
clinical expertise and experience of anesthesiologists may decrease the risk of adverse …

Background Auditing is an important tool to identify practice variation and 'best practices'.
The Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Audit is mandatory in all 18 Dutch centers for pancreatic …

Background High-volume institutions are associated with improved clinical outcomes for
pancreatic cancer. This study investigated the impact of centralizing pancreatic cancer …

Objectives Survival improvement for pancreatic cancer has not been observed in the last 4
decades. We report the most up-to-date population-based relative survival (RS) estimates …

Background The cost implications of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) and a
detailed breakdown of hospital expenditures has not been presented in the literature to date …

Introduction Increasing hospital or surgeon volume is associated with improved outcomes
among patients with pancreatic cancer. Promotion of regionalized care is based on this …

Introduction Minimum volume standards have been implemented in various countries for
quality or safety policies. We present minimum volume standards in an international …