Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	10657
Country	Ireland

Received	2014-04-12 17:40
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Effect of institutional volume on laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Muireann Murray, Donagh A Healy, John Ferguson, Khalid Bashar, Seamus McHugh, Mary Clarke Moloney and Stewart R Walsh
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Corresponding Author	Dr. Muireann Murray, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland. muireannm80@gmail.com
Key Words	Abdominal; Cholecystectomy; Quality control; Systematic review; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	We performed a meta-analysis to determine whether institutional laparoscopy cholecystectomy (LC) volume affects rates of mortality, conversion to open surgery, bile leakage and bile duct injury. Annual institutional caseload did not influence rates of mortality (P = 0.142), bile leakage (P = 0.111) or bile duct injury (P = 0.198) although increasing caseload was associated with reduced incidence of conversion (P = 0.019). Our results suggest that institutional LC volume may be a determinant of LC complications. It is unclear whether institutional LC volume is directly linked to complication rates or whether its influence is a surrogate for improved quality of care.
Publish Date	2015-01-20 08:40
Citation	Murray M, Healy DA, Ferguson J, Bashar K, McHugh S, Clarke Moloney M, Walsh SR. Effect of institutional volume on laparoscopic choleystectomy outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Meta-Anal 2015; 3(1): 26-35
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v3/i1/26.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v3.i1.26

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