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 Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Volume At Individual Hospitals.

California Hospitals.

Florida Hospitals.

Iowa Hospitals.

Maryland Hospitals.

Massachusetts Hospitals.

New Jersey Hospitals.

New York Hospitals.

Pennsylvania Hospitals.

Washington State Hospitals.

Wisconsin Hospitals.

Research Showing a Correlation Between a Relatively High Volume of Surgery for Cancer of the Pancreas and Lower Death Rates from the Surgery.

Methodology.

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The following research found a marked correlation between higher volume of surgery for cancer of the pancreas and lower death rates from the surgery.

Sosa et al, Importance of Hospital Volume in the Overall Management of Pancreatic Cancer, (National Library of Medicine's Medline abstract) Annals of Surgey, vol 228(3): 429-438, 1998.

Begg et al., Impact of Hospital Volume on Operative Mortality for Major Cancer surgery, (National Library of Medicine's Medline abstract) JAMA, vol 280(20):1747-51, November 25, 1998.

Methodology

Volume was calculated for patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing a pancreaticoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy.  

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