Travel Patterns among Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection in California: Does Driving Further for Care Improve Outcomes?

Better outcomes at high-volume surgical centers have driven regionalization of complex surgical care. In turn, access to high-volume centers often requires travel over longer distances. We sought to characterize travel patterns among patients who underwent a hepatectomy. The California Office of Statewide Health Planning database was used to identify patients who underwent hepatectomy between 2005 and 2016. Total distance traveled and whether a...