A National Analysis of the Relationship Between Hospital Volume, Academic Center Status, and Surgical Outcomes for Abdominal Hysterectomy Done for Leiomyoma

Abstract

Unlike high-risk procedures, such as esophagectomy, pediatric cardiac surgery, and pancreaticoduodenectomy, mortality for abdominal hysterectomy done for benign indication does not improve with hospital volume or academic center status. The statistically significant positive association between academic medical center status and morbidity merits additional characterization to target areas for improvement.