Good outcomes with a bad story

The balance between volume and outcome in transplantation is increasingly discussed and increasingly important. Understanding how organ quality affects surgical volume informs surgical practice, hospital policy, and transplant program growth. Indeed, as surgeons, we hope to transplant as many organs as we can in an effort to minimize morbidity and mortality on the waitlist. This interest in transplant volume is balanced by organ quality, such that patient and graft survivals from those transplants meet not only physician and patient expectations, but outcome requirements directed by hospitals regulatory groups.
Source: American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Invited Commentary Source Type: research