Seasonal variations in pancreatic surgery outcome A retrospective time-trend analysis of 2748 Whipple procedures

Volume: 72, Issue: 3, Pages: 693 - 700
Published: Aug 20, 2020
Abstract
Observing cyclic patterns in surgical outcome is a common experience. We aimed to measure this phenomenon and to hypothesize possible causes using the experience of a high-volume pancreatic surgery department. Outcomes of 2748 patients who underwent a Whipple procedure at a single high-volume center from January 2000 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Three different hypotheses were tested: the effect of climate changes, the “July...
Paper Details
Title
Seasonal variations in pancreatic surgery outcome A retrospective time-trend analysis of 2748 Whipple procedures
Published Date
Aug 20, 2020
Volume
72
Issue
3
Pages
693 - 700
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