Annual Hospital Volume and and Short-term Postoperative Outcomes After Gastric Cancer Resection

Association of Annual Hospital Volume With Mortality, Reoperation, and Length of Hospital Stay After Gastric Cancer Resection in Switzerland: A Retrospective National Registry Study

The effect of centralisation measures on the operative outcomes after gastric cancer resection in Switzerland has not been highlighted yet. This study aims to investigate the influence of the annual hospital specific case load of gastric cancer resection on short-term postoperative outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients with gastric cancer resection in Switzerland between 2013 and 2022.

Exclusion Criteria:

• incomplete case documentation
• age under 20 years
• other hospitals than general or surgical hospitals
• no index operation