Table 2.
Surgeon volume, time period, post-operative length of stay (LOS), hospital charges and in-hospital mortality
| No. PDs per surgeon over 36 months | Period | Post-op LOS (days) median (mean ± standard deviation) | Hospital charges (2012 dollars) median (mean ± standard deviation) | In-hospital mortality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 ≤1 per year | 1992–1994 | 16 (20 ± 15.5) | 99 644 (125 882 ± 102091.4) | 15.9 |
| 2001–2003 | 14 (18 ± 12.6) | 126 539 (158591 ± 118119.0) | 13.7 | |
| 2010–2012 | 14 (18 ± 15.2) | 206 014 (264 991 ± 207391.7) | 9.2 | |
| 4–9 >1 & ≤3 per year | 1992–1994 | 15 (17 ± 10.9) | 86 112 (104 405 ± 79602.8) | 6.4 |
| 2001–2003 | 13 (16 ± 10.3) | 111 935 (140 473 ± 88545.9) | 8.4 | |
| 2010–2012 | 13 (16 ± 12.7) | 163 789 (225 451 ± 203748.1) | 4.4 | |
| 10–18 >3 & ≤6 per year | 1992–1994 | 15 (18 ± 11.5) | 74 495 (97 566 ± 85363.24) | 6.9 |
| 2001–2003 | 12 (15 ± 9.5) | 129 468 (161 840 ± 138467.7) | 8.2 | |
| 2010–2012 | 12 (15 ± 10.7) | 189 949 (225 259 ± 170791.8) | 8.1 | |
| 19–36 >6 & ≤12 per year | 1992–1994 | 17 (22 ± 15.3) | 72 496 (96 074 ± 61187.8) | 4.7 |
| 2001–2003 | 11 (17 ± 21.0) | 101 398 (148 404 ± 145713.6) | 9.9 | |
| 2010–2012 | 9 (12 ± 8.2) | 93 514 (121 828 ± 114409.3) | 1.7 | |
| 36–90 >12 & ≤30 per year | 1992–1994 | 13 (19 ± 13.9) | 101 460 (161238 ± 148582.1) | 11.1 |
| 2001–2003 | 12 (14 ± 8.9) | 86 237 (113 748 ± 90 956) | 3.2 | |
| 2010–2012 | 10 (13 ± 9.9) | 115 364 (151 364 ± 115 015) | 3.0 | |
| >90 >30 per year | 1992–1994 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001–2003 | 10 (12 ± 7.7) | 88 238 (96 003 ± 40 452) | 0 | |
| 2010–2012 | 9 (12 ± 11) | 121 342 (162 120 ± 151 633) | 3.3 | |
| Total | 1992–1994 | 15 (20 ± 14.4) | 92 605 (120 317 ± 100187.5) | 12.6 |
| 2001–2003 | 12 (16 ± 11.6) | 102 947 (139 540 ± 108889.1) | 8.2 | |
| 2010–2012 | 11 (14 ± 11.5) | 133 550 (183 104 ± 162977.6) | 4.5 | |
PDs, pancreaticoduodenectomies.