Table 1. Characteristics of the 19 Michigan hospitals in this study divided empirically into three groups based on caseload for pancreatic resection.
| Cases submitted per year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| |||
| <10 | 10–20 | >20 | |
| Hospitals | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Teachinga | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Not for profita | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Hospital sizea | |||
| Small (≤99 beds) | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Medium (100–399 beds) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Large (≥400 beds) | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Categories as defined by the American Hospital Association Annual Survey, 2007. Category data were not specified for 1 hospital in the analysis