Facility Type is Associated with Margin Status and Overall Survival of Patients with Resected Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.
Grace C LeeT Clark GamblinZhi Ven FongCristina R FerroneLipika GoyalKeith D LillemoeLawrence S BlaszkowskyKenneth K TanabeMotaz QadanPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2019)
Treatment at an academic center is associated with fewer positive resection margins, a decreased 90-day mortality rate, and improved OS for patients who undergo ICC resection. Facility surgical volume was not shown to be significantly associated with any postoperative outcomes after adjustment for patient and disease characteristics.