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Impact of Surgeon Case Volume on Outcomes After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • - The study examines the relationship between surgeon volume and outcomes in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA), emphasizing the need for volume-outcome research to inform healthcare policies and efficiency in surgical practices.
  • - Analyzing data from over 90,000 rTSA cases performed by more than 7,000 surgeons, the study found that lower-volume surgeons (fewer than 29 cases) had significantly higher readmission rates, postoperative costs, and complications compared to medium-volume surgeons (29 to 96 cases).
  • - The findings indicate that both rTSA and total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) case volumes correlate with patient outcomes, suggesting that higher surgeon experience may improve surgical results and reduce complications.*

Article Abstract

Introduction: Despite a rapid increase in utilization of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA), volume-outcome studies focusing on surgeon volume are lacking. Surgeon-specific volume-outcome studies may inform policymakers and provide insight into learning curves and measures of efficiency with greater case volume.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study with longitudinal data included all rTSA cases as recorded in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Limited Data Set (2016 to 2018). The main effect was surgeon volume; this was categorized using two measures of surgeon volume: (1) rTSA case volume and (2) rTSA + TSA case volume. Volume cutoff values were calculated by applying a stratum-specific likelihood ratio analysis.

Results: Among 90,318 rTSA cases performed by 7,097 surgeons, we found a mean annual rTSA surgeon volume of 6 ± 10 and a mean rTSA + TSA volume of 9 ± 14. Regression models using surgeon-specific rTSA volume revealed that surgery from low (<29 cases) compared with medium (29 to 96 cases) rTSA-volume surgeons was associated with a significantly higher 90-day all-cause readmission (odds ratio [OR], 1.17; confidence interval [CI], 1.10 to 1.25; P < 0.0001), higher 90-day readmission rates because of an infection (OR, 1.46; CI, 1.16 to 1.83; P = 0.0013) or dislocation (OR, 1.43; CI, 1.19 to 1.72; P = 0.0001), increased 90-day postoperative cost (+11.3% CI, 4.2% to 19.0%; P = 0.0016), and a higher transfusion rate (OR, 2.06; CI, 1.70 to 2.50; P < 0.0001). Similar patterns existed when using categorizations based on rTSA + TSA case volume.

Conclusion: Surgeon-specific volume-outcome relationships exist in this rTSA cohort, and we were able to identify thresholds that may identify low and medium/high volume surgeons. Observed volume-outcome relationships were independent of the definition of surgeon volume applied: either by focusing on the number of rTSAs performed per surgeon or anatomic TSAs performed.

Level Of Evidence: III.

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