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78 Volume Outcome <strong>KCE</strong> reports 113<br />

RELATION BETWEEN SURGEON VOLUME AND 2-YEAR MORTALITY<br />

RATE<br />

Because of lack of an international cut off for surgeon <strong>volume</strong> in the literature, we used<br />

the <strong>volume</strong> threshold for oes<strong>op</strong>hagectomies (≥ 6/year) which was id<strong>en</strong>tified in the<br />

previous section (see page 57). Wh<strong>en</strong> this <strong>volume</strong> threshold is applied, low <strong>volume</strong><br />

surgeons (1-5/year) have 58.1% 2-year mortality rate while high <strong>volume</strong> (≥ 6/year)<br />

surgeons have a 43.3% mortality rate (Table 5.30). Survival curve are pres<strong>en</strong>ted in<br />

Figure 5.15.<br />

Table 5.30: Pancreatic cancer surgery: 2-year mortality per surgeon based<br />

on international <strong>volume</strong> thresholds<br />

Cut off Surgeon <strong>volume</strong><br />

category<br />

Cut off for<br />

oes<strong>op</strong>hagectomy<br />

because of lack of<br />

cut off for<br />

pancreatectomy<br />

Number<br />

surgeons<br />

Number<br />

cases<br />

2-year mortality<br />

Nbr <strong>de</strong>aths %<br />

6/year 1-5/year 100 167 97 58.1<br />

≥ 6 /year 9 120 52 43.3<br />

Figure 5.15 Pancreatic cancer surgery: survival curve by surgeon <strong>volume</strong><br />

(threshold 6/year)

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