Table 2. Characteristics of Surgeons and Hospitals Who Performed Elective Pancreatic Resection for Malignant Neoplasms Reimbursed by Medicare, 2013-2016.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| No. of hospitals | 697 |
| Annual hospital volume, mean (range) | 6 (1-139) |
| Cardiac intensive care unit | 505 (72) |
| Hospital type | |
| For profit | 89 (13) |
| Nonprofit | 534 (77) |
| Government nonfederal | 74 (11) |
| Teaching category | |
| Major | 210 (30) |
| Minor | 278 (40) |
| Nonteaching | 209 (30) |
| Size (No. of beds) | |
| Small (1-99) | 15 (2) |
| Medium (100-399) | 342 (49) |
| Large (≥400) | 340 (49) |
| No. of surgeons | 1358 |
| Annual surgeon volume, mean (range) | 3 (1-50) |
| Surgeon age, mean (range), y | 50 (31-84) |
| Female surgeons | 105 (8) |
| Operate at >1 hospital | 226 (17) |