Outcomes of robotic esophagectomies for esophageal cancer by hospital volume: an analysis of the national cancer database.

Jonathan J HueKatelynn C BachmanStephanie G WorrellKelsey E GrayPhilip A LindenChristopher W Towe

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)

Many robotic esophagectomies occur at institutions which performed relatively few RMIE and were associated with inferior short- and long-term outcomes. These data argue for regionalization of robotic esophagectomies or enhanced training in lower volume hospitals.

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