Re: Each procedure matters: threshold for surgeon volume to minimize complications and decrease cost associated with adrenalectomy

With interest, we read the article by Anderson et  al on the association of surgeon volume with minimizing complications and decreasing cost associated with adrenalectomy.1 The lack of clarity in the definition of a “high volume” surgeon led the authors to further address this issue. The authors sought to find the threshold annual surgeon volu me beyond which there is the least risk of complications. Surgeon volume was used as a continuous, nonlinear variable in logistic regression with restricted cubic splines to predict inpatient complications after adrenalectomy.

Source: Surgery - February 3, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Sohrab Arora, Craig G. Rogers, Mani Menon Source Type: research