Table 4. Statistics of Top National Outlier Physicians With High Arteriovenous Graft Use (≥80%)a.
Surgeon | Years Since Graduation | Region | Surgical Specialty | Hemodialysis Access Volume | Arteriovenous Graft Rate, % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 9 | South | Vascular | 28 | 96.4 |
B | 27 | South | General | 25 | 96.0 |
C | 39 | South | Vascular | 16 | 93.8 |
D | 43 | South | Vascular | 15 | 93.3 |
E | 48 | West | General | 14 | 92.9 |
F | 16 | West | Vascular | 38 | 92.1 |
G | 43 | Puerto Rico | General | 11 | 90.9 |
H | 14 | Midwest | Vascular | 11 | 90.9 |
I | 46 | West | Vascular | 41 | 90.2 |
J | 26 | South | General | 17 | 88.2 |
K | 50 | South | Thoracic | 12 | 83.3 |
L | 32 | Midwest | Vascular | 35 | 82.9 |
M | 49 | South | General | 23 | 82.6 |
N | 13 | South | General | 11 | 81.8 |
Every outlier physician was located in a metropolitan area and based in a hospital.