Reduction Of In-Hospital Mortality Following Regionalization Of Pancreatic Surgery In The South - East Of The Netherlands

S.W. Nienhuijs (1) , H.J.T. Rutten (1) , E.J.T. Luiten (2) , O.J. Repelaer van Driel (3) , P.H.M. Reemst (3) , V.E.P.P. Lemmens (4) , I.H.J.T. de Hingh (1)

1 Department of Surgery
2 Department of Surgery
3 Department of Surgery
4 Comprehensive Cancer Center South

In the late nineties of the former century, surgery for pancreatic and peri-ampullary cancer in the southern part of The Netherlands was performed mainly in low-volume hospitals (<5 resections/year). Results reported by the Comprehensive Cancer Center South (CCCS) in 2005 revealed the clearly disappointing results of this practice. The former stimulated the regionalization of pancreatic surgery by 3 collaborating surgical units into one non-academic teaching hospital in the eastern part of the CCCS-region starting from July 2005.

Mots clés: Regionalization; pancreaticoduodenectomy; pancreatic cancer; mortality

S.W. Nienhuijs, H.J.T. Rutten, E.J.T. Luiten, O.J. Repelaer van Driel, P.H.M. Reemst, et al.. Reduction Of In-Hospital Mortality Following Regionalization Of Pancreatic Surgery In The South - East Of The Netherlands. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36 (7), pp.652. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2010.05.008⟩. ⟨hal-00603546⟩