The Impact of Vascular Quality Initiative Surgeon Volume on Mortality After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the Modern Era

Surgical volume has been used as a surrogate for quality. Previous studies (with patient data before 2008) have suggested minimum volume requirements for surgeons (9-13 open abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs [OAAARs] per year) to achieve acceptable results. Given concerns about the decreasing volume of OAAAR, we examined the impact of surgeon volume on mortality in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) registry.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - August 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Gaurav Sharma, Arin Madenci, Kerollos Wanis, Christine Lotto, Samir Shah, C. Keith Ozaki, S.V. Subramanian, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, Michael Belkin Tags: Abstract from the 2019 New England Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting Source Type: research