Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Hospitals Performing Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: This national, real-world, risk-adjusted volume outcome analysis highlights that volume alone may not be the sole arbiter to predict quality of pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes. Using case volume alone as a surrogate for quality may unfairly asperse high-performing, low-volume programs.PMID:38290594 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.01.006

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 30, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Dhaval Chauhan J Hunter Mehaffey J W Awori Hayanga Jai P Udassi Vinay Badhwar Christopher E Mascio Source Type: research