The Futility of Comparing Low- and High-Volume Hospitals

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John Alfred Carr. J Am Coll Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Feb 1;234(2):248-249.

doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000012.

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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Volume-Based Surgical Care.
Perry LM, Bold RJ, Hoch JS. Perry LM, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Feb 1;234(2):249-250. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000013. J Am Coll Surg. 2022. PMID: 35213449 No abstract available.
Low- and High-Volume Hospitals Can Reach Comparable Results.
Di Cataldo A, Latino R, Perrotti S, La Greca G. Di Cataldo A, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Sep 1;235(3):570-571. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000287. Epub 2022 Aug 10. J Am Coll Surg. 2022. PMID: 35972184 No abstract available.

Hospital Operative Volume as a Quality Indicator for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients.
Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Becher RM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Becher RD, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Jun;228(6):910-923. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.02.053. Epub 2019 Apr 18. J Am Coll Surg. 2019. PMID: 31005629 Free PMC article.
Margin Positivity and Survival Outcomes: A Review of 14,471 Patients with 1-cm to 4-cm Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Khan ZF, Kutlu O, Picado O, Lew JI. Khan ZF, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Apr;232(4):545-550. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.12.018. Epub 2021 Jan 7. J Am Coll Surg. 2021. PMID: 33421566
Is Improved Survival in Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer Worth the Extra Cost at High-Volume Centers?
Perry LM, Bateni SB, Bold RJ, Hoch JS. Perry LM, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Jul;233(1):90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.02.014. Epub 2021 Mar 22. J Am Coll Surg. 2021. PMID: 33766724 Free PMC article.

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