Open AccessThe Association of Overall Annual Hospital Volume and Perioperative Outcomes following Free Flap Breast Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Ronnie L. Shammas,
Yi Ren,
Samantha M. Thomas,
Brett T. Phillips,
Scott T. Hollenbeck,
Rachel A. Greenup
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000007549
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , breast reconstruction , logistic regression , healthcare cost and utilization project , incidence (geometry) , surgery , emergency medicine , breast cancer , health care , physics , cancer , optics , economics , economic growth
Hospital volume has been correlated with improved outcomes in oncologic care and complex surgical procedures. The authors sought to determine the relationship between overall annual hospital volume and perioperative outcomes following free flap breast reconstruction.