Open AccessVariation in Hospital Utilization of Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy for Localized Pancreatic Neoplasms
Author(s) -
Ryan J. Ellis,
Lindsey Zhang,
Clifford Y. Ko,
Mark E. Cohen,
David J. Bentrem,
Karl Y. Bilimoria,
Anthony D. Yang,
Mark S. Talamonti,
Ryan P. Merkow
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.168
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1873-4626
pISSN - 1091-255X
DOI - 10.1007/s11605-019-04414-7
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatectomy , pancreas , distal pancreatectomy , logistic regression , pancreatic cancer , general surgery , cancer
Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) for localized neoplasms has been demonstrated to be feasible and safe. However, national adoption of the technique is poorly understood. Objectives of this study were to identify factors associated with use of minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy for localized neoplasms and assess hospital variation in MIDP utilization.