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Hosokawa, Patrick

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4864-8530

A5079674551 | I51713134

Mayo Clinic

University of Colorado Anschutz

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The Volume-Outcome Effect Calls for Centralization of Care in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Results From a Large National Cancer Registry

American Journal of Gastroenterology | November 23, 2020 | Volume: 116 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 811-815

10.14309/ajg.0000000000001046 | PMID 33982952

INTRODUCTION: Using the National Cancer Database, we assessed the relationship between facility overall esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) case volume and survival. METHODS: We categorized facilities into volume quintiles based on annual EAC patient volume and performed a multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression between facility patient volume and survival. RESULTS: In a cohort of 116,675 patients, facilities with higher vs lower (≥25 vs 1–4 cases) annual EAC patient volume demonstrated improved survival (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.80. 95% confidence interval: 0.70–0.91). DISCUSSION: This robust volume-outcome effect calls for centralization of care for EAC patients at high annual case volume facilities.