PubMed ID:
23274125
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2013
Affiliation: Oregon Weight Loss Surgery, Portland, Oregon. Electronic address: mdsmith2@me.com.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2012.09.013
Authors:
Belle SH,
Courcoulas AP,
Flum D,
Khandelwal S,
Mitchell JE,
Patterson E,
Pomp A,
Pories WJ,
Smith MD,
Wahed AS,
Wolfe B
Studies:
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
The existence of a relationship between surgeon volume and patient outcome has been reported for different complex surgical operations. This relationship has also been confirmed for patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) study. Despite multiple studies demonstrating volume-outcome relationships, fewer studies investigate the causes of this relationship.