Influence of surgical volume on outcome for laparoscopic hysterectomy for endometrial cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 948-958

  Wright, Jason D ^a,c   Hershman, Dawn L ^a,b,c   Burke, William M ^a   Lu, Yu Shiang ^a   Neugut, Alfred I ^a,b,c   Lewin, Sharyn N ^a,c   Herzog, Thomas J ^a,c  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; TUMOR VOLUME; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84862259930     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-2090-8     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Chi DS, Abu-Rustum NR, Sonoda Y, et al. Ten-year experience with laparoscopy on a gynecologic oncology service: analysis of risk factors for complications and conversion to laparotomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004;191:1138-45. (Pubitemid 39421563)
2. Mourits MJ, Bijen CB, Arts HJ, et al. Safety of laparoscopy versus laparotomy in early-stage endometrial cancer: a randomised trial. Lancet Oncol. 2010;11:763-71.
3. Walker JL, Piedmonte MR, Spirtos NM, et al. Laparoscopy compared with laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group Study LAP2. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27:5331-6.
4. Kornblith AB, Huang HQ, Walker JL, Spirtos NM, Rotmensch J, Cella D. Quality of life of patients with endometrial cancer undergoing laparoscopic international federation of gynecology and obstetrics staging compared with laparotomy: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27:5337-42.
5. Bilimoria KY, Phillips JD, Rock CE, Hayman A, Prystowsky JB, Bentrem DJ. Effect of surgeon training, specialization, and experience on outcomes for cancer surgery: a systematic review of the literature. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009;16:1799-808.
6. Chan JK, Sherman AE, Kapp DS, et al. Influence of gynecologic oncologists on the survival of patients with endometrial cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29:832-8.
7. Earle CC, Schrag D, Neville BA, et al. Effect of surgeon specialty on processes of care and outcomes for ovarian cancer patients. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98:172-80. (Pubitemid 43205479)
8. Vernooij F, Heintz AP, Witteveen PO, van der Heiden-van der Loo M, Coebergh JW, van der Graaf Y. Specialized care and survival of ovarian cancer patients in The Netherlands: nationwide cohort study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008;100:399-406. (Pubitemid 351480512)
9. Verhoef C, van de Weyer R, Schaapveld M, Bastiaannet E, Plukker JT. Better survival in patients with esophageal cancer after surgical treatment in university hospitals: a plea for performance by surgical oncologists. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007;14:1678-87. (Pubitemid 46791010)
10. Birkmeyer JD, Siewers AE, Finlayson EV, et al. Hospital volume and surgical mortality in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:1128-37. (Pubitemid 34984604)
11. Birkmeyer JD, Stukel TA, Siewers AE, Goodney PP, Wennberg DE, Lucas FL. Surgeon volume and operative mortality in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:2117-27. (Pubitemid 37464537)
12. Begg CB, Riedel ER, Bach PB, et al. Variations in morbidity after radical prostatectomy. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:1138-44. (Pubitemid 34984605)
13. Gruen RL, Pitt V, Green S, Parkhill A, Campbell D, Jolley D. The effect of provider case volume on cancer mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis. CA Cancer J Clin. 2009;59:192-211.
14. Schrag D, Cramer LD, Bach PB, Cohen AM, Warren JL, Begg CB. Influence of hospital procedure volume on outcomes following surgery for colon cancer. JAMA. 2000;284:3028-35. (Pubitemid 32014740)
15. Holub Z, Jabor A, Bartos P, Hendl J, Urbanek S. Laparoscopic surgery in women with endometrial cancer: the learning curve. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003;107:195-200. (Pubitemid 36332060)
16. Lim PC, Kang E, Park do H. A comparative detail analysis of the learning curve and surgical outcome for robotic hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy versus laparoscopic hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy in treatment of endometrial cancer: a casematched controlled study of the first one hundred twenty two patients. Gynecol Oncol. 2011;120:413-8.
17. Lindenauer PK, Pekow PS, Lahti MC, Lee Y, Benjamin EM, Rothberg MB. Association of corticosteroid dose and route of administration with risk of treatment failure in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JAMA. 2010;303:2359-67.
18. Charlson ME, Pompei P, Ales KL, MacKenzie CR. A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validation. J Chronic Dis. 1987;40:373-83. (Pubitemid 17055592)
19. Deyo RA, Cherkin DC, Ciol MA. Adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative databases. J Clin Epidemiol. 1992;45:613-9.
20. Hollenbeck BK, Wei Y, Birkmeyer JD. Volume, process of care, and operative mortality for cystectomy for bladder cancer. Urology. 2007;69:871-5. (Pubitemid 46670225)
21. Birkmeyer JD, Sun Y, Wong SL, Stukel TA. Hospital volume and late survival after cancer surgery. Ann Surg. 2007;245:777-83. (Pubitemid 46684108)
22. Rothberg MB, Pekow PS, Lahti M, Brody O, Skiest DJ, Lindenauer PK. Antibiotic therapy and treatment failure in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JAMA. 2010;303:2035-42.
23. Khuri SF, Daley J, Henderson W, et al. Relation of surgical volume to outcome in eight common operations: results from the VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Ann Surg. 1999;230:414-29; discussion 29-32.
24. Khuri SF, Henderson WG. The case against volume as a measure of quality of surgical care. World J Surg. 2005;29:1222-9. (Pubitemid 41625963)
25. Tunitsky E, Citil A, Ayaz R, Esin S, Knee A, Harmanli O. Does surgical volume influence short-term outcomes of laparoscopic hysterectomy? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010;203:24 e1-6.
26. Rogo-Gupta LJ, Lewin SN, Kim JH, et al. The effect of surgeon volume on outcomes and resource use for vaginal hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:1341-7.
27. Anger JT, Rodriguez LV, Wang Q, Pashos CL, Litwin MS. The role of provider volume on outcomes after sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence. J Urol. 2007;177:1457-62; discussion 62.
28. Bristow RE, Zahurak ML, Diaz-Montes TP, Giuntoli RL, Armstrong DK. Impact of surgeon and hospital ovarian cancer surgical case volume on in-hospital mortality and related shortterm outcomes. Gynecol Oncol. 2009;115:334-8.
29. Diaz-Montes TP, Zahurak ML, Giuntoli RL, 2nd, Gardner GJ, Bristow RE. Uterine cancer in Maryland: impact of surgeon case volume and other prognostic factors on short-term mortality. Gynecol Oncol. 2006;103:1043-7. (Pubitemid 44821332)
30. Juillard C, Lashoher A, Sewell CA, Uddin S, Griffith JG, Chang DC. A national analysis of the relationship between hospital volume, academic center status, and surgical outcomes for abdominal hysterectomy done for leiomyoma. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;208:599-606.
31. Schrag D, Earle C, Xu F, et al. Associations between hospital and surgeon procedure volumes and patient outcomes after ovarian cancer resection. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98:163-71. (Pubitemid 43205478)
32. Boyd LR, Novetsky AP, Curtin JP. Effect of surgical volume on route of hysterectomy and short-term morbidity. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:909-15.
33. Wright JD, Lewin SN, Deutsch I, Burke WM, Sun X, Herzog TJ. Effect of surgical volume on morbidity and mortality of abdominal hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2011;117:1051-9.
34. Chan JK, Kapp DS, Shin JY, et al. Influence of the gynecologic oncologist on the survival of ovarian cancer patients. Obstet Gynecol. 2007;109:1342-50. (Pubitemid 46869873)
35. Macdonald OK, Sause WT, Lee RJ, Dodson MK, Zempolich K, Gaffney DK. Does oncologic specialization influence outcomes following surgery in early stage adenocarcinoma of the endometrium? Gynecol Oncol. 2005;99:730-5. (Pubitemid 41686560)
36. Roland PY, Kelly FJ, Kulwicki CY, Blitzer P, Curcio M, Orr JW, Jr. The benefits of a gynecologic oncologist: a pattern of care study for endometrial cancer treatment. Gynecol Oncol. 2004;93:125-30. (Pubitemid 38429560)
37. Barkun JS, Aronson JK, Feldman LS, et al. Evaluation and stages of surgical innovations. Lancet. 2009;374:1089-96.