Pancreatic surgery in Italy. Criteria to identify the hospital units and the tertiary referral centers entitled to perform it.
Indicators of effectiveness and quality of care are urgently needed to improve the surgical outcomes. This is particularly felt in the field of complex surgical fields, such as the HPB one. International and national studies have documented an association between the large number of pancreatic surgical procedures and the outcome quality. The aim of this paper is to suggest reliable structural requirements and surgical volume to support pancreatic surgical accreditation, preserving patient's safety. Moreover, an accreditation program is outlined.
Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery and Oncology, The Pancreas Institute, P.Le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy. Claudio.Bassi@univr.it.
Claudio
C
Bassi
Pancreas Unit, Department of Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy.
Giampaolo
G
Balzano
Section of Pancreatic Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Rozzano, Italy.
Alessandro
A
Zerbi
Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery and Oncology, The Pancreas Institute, P.Le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
Marco
M
Ramera
D000068:Accreditation; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
Accreditations; Pancreas; Pancreatic surgery; Volume in surgery