Accessing surgical care for pancreaticoduodenectomy: Patient variation in travel distance and choice to bypass hospitals to reach higher volume centers

Volume: 120, Issue: 8, Pages: 1318 - 1326
Published: Nov 7, 2019
Abstract
While better outcomes at high-volume surgical centers have driven regionalization of complex surgical care, access to high-volume centers often requires travel over longer distances. We sought to evaluate travel patterns of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic cancer to assess willingness of patients to travel for surgical care.The California Office of Statewide Health Planning database was used to identify patients...
Paper Details
Title
Accessing surgical care for pancreaticoduodenectomy: Patient variation in travel distance and choice to bypass hospitals to reach higher volume centers
Published Date
Nov 7, 2019
Volume
120
Issue
8
Pages
1318 - 1326
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