This study addresses whether length of stay, re-admission risk and mortality risk in resected lung cancer patients vary between hospitals with small and large procedure volumes.
Hospitals with high procedure volume had better mortality outcomes despite adverse case mix, but there were only smaller differences in terms of length of stay and re-admission.
The new study contributes to the on-going discussion about the desirability of centralisation of cancer services and provides new information on length of stay and re-admission risks.