作者
Matthew T. McMillan,Sameer Soi,Horacio J. Asbun,Chad G. Ball,Claudio Bassi,Joal D. Beane,Stephen W. Behrman,Adam C. Berger,Mark Bloomston,Mark P. Callery,John D. Christein,Elijah Dixon,Jeffrey A. Drebin,Carlos Fernández del Castillo,William E. Fisher,Zhi Ven Fong,Michael G. House,Steven J. Hughes,Tara S. Kent,John W. Kunstman,Giuseppe Malleo,Benjamin Miller,Ronald R. Salem,Kevin C. Soares,Vicente Valero,Christopher L. Wolfgang,Charles M. Vollmer
摘要
To evaluate surgical performance in pancreatoduodenectomy using clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) occurrence as a quality indicator.Accurate assessment of surgeon and institutional performance requires (1) standardized definitions for the outcome of interest and (2) a comprehensive risk-adjustment process to control for differences in patient risk.This multinational, retrospective study of 4301 pancreatoduodenectomies involved 55 surgeons at 15 institutions. Risk for CR-POPF was assessed using the previously validated Fistula Risk Score, and pancreatic fistulas were stratified by International Study Group criteria. CR-POPF variability was evaluated and hierarchical regression analysis assessed individual surgeon and institutional performance.There was considerable variability in both CR-POPF risk and occurrence. Factors increasing the risk for CR-POPF development included increasing Fistula Risk Score (odds ratio 1.49 per point, P < 0.00001) and octreotide (odds ratio 3.30, P < 0.00001). When adjusting for risk, performance outliers were identified at the surgeon and institutional levels. Of the top 10 surgeons (≥15 cases) for nonrisk-adjusted performance, only 6 remained in this high-performing category following risk adjustment.This analysis of pancreatic fistulas following pancreatoduodenectomy demonstrates considerable variability in both the risk and occurrence of CR-POPF among surgeons and institutions. Disparities in patient risk between providers reinforce the need for comprehensive, risk-adjusted modeling when assessing performance based on procedure-specific complications. Furthermore, beyond inherent patient risk factors, surgical decision-making influences fistula outcomes.