Hospital Operative Volume Is an Essential Quality Indicator for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients

Survival rates for geriatric patients were significantly higher when emergency general surgery (EGS) operations were performed at hospitals with higher emergency geriatric operative volumes. Operative volume seems to be a key quality indicator and determinant of survival for older EGS patients, and a principle driver of variation in EGS-hospital performance.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: New England Surgical Society Article Source Type: research