Transportation model for acute aortic dissection: implications for reduced treatment centres.
Amelie GoehlichPaul PrasseLisa ZaschkeHelmut HabazettlVolkmar FalkStephan Dominik KurzPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Operationalizing the volume-outcome relationship with fewer but larger medical centres results in lower mortality, which outweighs the disadvantage of longer transportation time.