Open AccessThe Effects of Minimum Caseload Requirements on Management and Outcome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Author(s) -
Matthias Trenner,
Michael Salvermoser,
Albert Busch,
Volker Schmid,
HansHenning Eckstein,
A. Kühnl
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0820
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , abdominal aortic aneurysm , logistic regression , guideline , aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , surgery , emergency medicine , pathology
The German quality assurance guideline on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was implemented by the Joint Federal Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, G-BA) in 2008. The aims of this study were to verify the association between hospital case volume and outcome and to assess the hypothetical effect of minimum caseload requirements.